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LINAP:  Is Long Island At a Turning Point?

LINAP: Is Long Island At a Turning Point?

by Marshall Brown | Apr 1, 2017 | Advocacy, Bay Friendly Yards, Lawn Fertilizer, News, Nitrogen Pollution, Pesticides, Septic Tanks

By any measure, this was a landmark week for those who for years have sought to address Long Island’s nitrogen pollution issues. First came the announcement by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone that a pilot program has been proposed that over the next two...
LINAP:  Is Long Island At a Turning Point?

Is Long Island At A Turning Point Re: Nitrogen Pollution?

by Marshall Brown | Apr 1, 2017 | Cleaner Water, Septic Tanks

By any measure, this was a landmark week for those who for years have sought to address Long Island’s nitrogen pollution issues. First came the announcement by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone that a pilot program has been proposed that over the next two...
Fee Referendum:  Let the People of Long Island Decide

Fee Referendum: Let the People of Long Island Decide

by Marshall Brown | Apr 26, 2016 | Advocacy

On Monday, Suffolk County announced what would be the most significant environmental action since collectively the passage of The Pine Barrens Protection Act over 2o years ago.   That piece of legislation, crafted over the course of an epic legal battle over six...
SAVE THE GREAT SOUTH BAY — AN EARTH DAY PSA

SAVE THE GREAT SOUTH BAY — AN EARTH DAY PSA

by Marshall Brown | Apr 21, 2016 | Advocacy, Education

The Great South Bay. For hundreds of years, it was a ‘shellfish factory’: oysters, then clams. This shallow lagoon on The South Shore of Long Island provided half of all the hard shell clams eaten in this country. For generations, baymen worked the bay and raised...
Local Moratorium On Pesticides and Fertilizers Continues To Build

Local Moratorium On Pesticides and Fertilizers Continues To Build

by Marshall Brown | Nov 25, 2015 | Bay Friendly Yards, Fixing Habitats

It is truly inspiring to see Sayville, the town I grew up in, and where my mom and one of my four sisters still lives, banding together in the fight to help save The Great South Bay.   We’ve had a number of requests for literature already;  All should know that...
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