Red tide algae rolls in early on Long Island

An unusually hot summer combined with nitrogen cesspools and septic systems are to blame, a professor at Stony Brook University says. Credit: Newsday / Chris Ware

An unusually hot summer combined with nitrogen cesspools and septic systems are to blame, a professor at Stony Brook University says. Credit: Newsday / Chris Ware
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