by Marshall Brown | Sep 3, 2014
Suffolk County is holding a video contest called crapSHOOT. It’s aim is to build public awareness about water quality issues on Long Island. In brief, the root issue is that there are 500,000 septic tanks and cesspools on Long Island.   This enormous problem...
by Marshall Brown | Aug 15, 2014 | Cleaner Water, Featured, Fixing Habitats
Indeed as readily predicted in Part IX of Can Long Island Be Saved, Huffington Post series, the heavy rains led of course to widespread beach closures because Long Island’s groundwater is polluted. 66 closed in Suffolk County. We must fix our groundwater or all...
by Marshall Brown | Jun 18, 2014 | Fixing Habitats
The State Legislature is only in session for one more day up in Albany.  There is only a day left to bring to the floor (and pass!) The Long Island Water Quality Control Act A.9788A/S.7804.   The future of Long Island’s bays, rivers and ponds depend on...
by Marshall Brown | Apr 16, 2014 | Bay Friendly Yards, Cleaner Water, Education, Fixing Habitats
What follows is a roster of the 100+ organizations in The Long Island Clean Water Partnership, with websites for them embedded where available. The four charter organizations are listed first, then it proceeds alphabetically. The mission of the partnership is to build...
by Marshall Brown | Apr 9, 2014 | Cleaner Water, Education, Fixing Habitats
Released January 24th, 2014, this report is thorough, comprehensive, and alarming. Â 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...
