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News12 What’s In The Water, Part II: How Much Is Too Much?

News12 What’s In The Water, Part II: How Much Is Too Much?

by Marshall Brown | Sep 25, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Featured

On Tuesday, News12 aired the second of its five part series, What’s In The Water? with a discussion of pesticides in Long Island’s groundwater. I encourage all to watch the series, with an additional one hour panel discussion at 7 PM Thursday night. As per...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Now Lacks the Budget and Man Power to Do Its Job  — Is This a Bug or a Feature?

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Now Lacks the Budget and Man Power to Do Its Job — Is This a Bug or a Feature?

by Marshall Brown | Sep 24, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats

One preferred tactic for addressing laws you don’t like is to cut off funding to the point where those laws are no longer enforceable. Budgets are statements of priorities. The past ten years have seen sharp budget cuts at the NYSDEC — The New York State...
9-10-13:   The Long Island Clean Water Partnership Launch Covered by the Wall Street Journal

9-10-13: The Long Island Clean Water Partnership Launch Covered by the Wall Street Journal

by Marshall Brown | Sep 19, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Education, Fixing Habitats

The Long Island Clean Water Partnership, a consortium of some 125+ organizations (and growing) was officially launched on September 10th at a press conference at the offices of The Citizen’s Campaign For The Environment in Farmingdale. Below is the blog post...

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.
The Long Island Clean Water Partnership Announced / What You Can Do

The Long Island Clean Water Partnership Announced / What You Can Do

by Marshall Brown | Sep 10, 2013 | Bay Friendly Yards, Cleaner Water, Education, Fixing Habitats

September 10th marks the launch of The Long Island Clean Water Partnership A consortium of 125 organizations (and growing), the partnership is dedicated to addressing the biggest threat facing Long Island and its future — contaminated ground water that is both...
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