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A Late Earth Day Present From Governor Cuomo — An Initiative to Improve Water Quality and Resiliency on Long Island

A Late Earth Day Present From Governor Cuomo — An Initiative to Improve Water Quality and Resiliency on Long Island

by Marshall Brown | Apr 23, 2014 | Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats

This is huge news. All oars are in the water now. The Governor, The NYS DEC, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone, and of course all the LI eco-nonprofits in The Long Island Clean Water Partnership, led by The Citizen’s...
The Suffolk County Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan — The Anatomy of a Crisis For Long Island

The Suffolk County Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan — The Anatomy of a Crisis For Long Island

by Marshall Brown | Apr 9, 2014 | Cleaner Water, Education, Fixing Habitats

Released January 24th, 2014, this report is thorough, comprehensive, and alarming.  The 350,000 septic tanks in Suffolk County are killing all our ponds, rivers, and bays. Lawn fertilizers, pesticides, toxic plumes, volatile household chemicals and improperly disposed...
When It Comes To Long Island’s Ground Water Pollution Problem, The Facts Are Now Speaking For Themselves

When It Comes To Long Island’s Ground Water Pollution Problem, The Facts Are Now Speaking For Themselves

by Marshall Brown | Mar 28, 2014 | Bay Friendly Yards, Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats

On Long Island, science is trumping politics. People from across the political spectrum have embraced the fact that Long Island urgently needs a plan to fix its waste water problems. The science is speaking for itself – 500,000 septic tanks, 360,000 in Suffolk.   The...

10-7-13 Save The Date: Toxic Tides, Pesticides and Sewage Oh My! A Water Worries Community Forum From The Citizens Campaign For The Environment

by Marshall Brown | Sep 18, 2013 | Education, Fixing Habitats

Post by Citizens Campaign for the Environment.

Via SCERP: HIGH LEVELS OF NITROGEN PROMOTE RUST TIDES ON LONG ISLAND

by Marshall Brown | Sep 18, 2013 | Education

Post by SCERP Stony Brook Southampton Coastal and Estuarine Research Program.
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