Long Island environmental stories

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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Amid probe, DEC halts sale of seized fish
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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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Report on Suffolk wildfire response details missteps
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Suffolk officials scrambling on solar project
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Sound lobster fishing ban to start in 2013
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Air quality health advisory issued for LI

Hundreds attend Bethpage meeting on contamination
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Shellfish ban lifted on 7,500 acres in Huntington
DEC backs cleanup plan at Bethpage site
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BNL researchers decode plants' oil secrets
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$5M secured for Shinnecock Inlet dredging
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Best to leave young wildlife alone
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Brookhaven Lab research eyes carcinogen
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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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Salvage yard owner charged in illegal dumping
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Riverkeeper monitors runoff into Saw Mill River in Yonkers
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Raising Brookhaven landfill height debated
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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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Suffolk aims to scrap Ronkonkoma solar plan
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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

Bill would limit DEC fish seizure authority
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Family: DEC's fish seizures violate rights
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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

Brookhaven eyes Yaphank landfill expansion
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Brookhaven: Changes at Yaphank compost site discussed
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Southampton Town to barter sand for money
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Compost facilities eyed after water tests
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NY told to boost stormwater runoff rules
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Billy Joel inducts longtime collaborator into LI Music Hall of Fame
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Turtle-sniffing dogs searching LI woods to help protect a species
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Giants coming together as a team at mandatory minicamp
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NYS takes crack at lowering auto insurance premiums. Here's what that means for LI.
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NYU Langone plans new hospital in Melville
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Arcade, bowling and giant claw machine at Main Event
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Making ice cream at Coyle's in Islip
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