How climate change could threaten, transform LI

Scientists say the Long Island of the future will have shorter, wetter winters and oppressively hot summers, with seas rising and storm surges so strong they will threaten beaches, salt water marshes and infrastructure.

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Brookhaven bill would grant tax exemption for green buildings
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Ronkonkoma convent rebuilt as green building
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Study: New York beach water quality drops
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LI green homes group gets $800G from state
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Schumer seeks LI battery research grant
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Montauk residents fight beach, sand plans
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Sound lobster fishing ban to start in 2013
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$5M secured for Shinnecock Inlet dredging
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Rising saltwater levels in LI water supply
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Suffolk board drops Southold turbine plan
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DEC reviewing seizure practices amid probe
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Water desalination foes urge conservation
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Riverkeeper monitors runoff into Saw Mill River in Yonkers
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Researchers tracking Carmans River fish
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Wineries aim to support sustainable farming
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Long Island gets $109M for erosion projects
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A greener roof for SUNY Old Westbury site
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Communities campaign against plastic bags
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DEC shuts shellfish harvesting in Southold
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7 LI parks part of state repair project
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Push for probe of fisheries practices
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Officials tour Nassau Superfund sites
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Nassau moves to ban treating fracking water
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Initiative to expand fishing clinics
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Green jobs plan not going as planned
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Hempstead revives trash disposal rule
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Brookhaven locals decry landfill proposal
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New energy sources for LI under review
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LI plant preservation group gets $75G
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