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Photo credit: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | A NYSDEC GIS satellite photo-illustration of Ocean Beach shows areas that would be flooded if sea levels were to rise 3 feet above current levels.
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article Long Island 2/24/13 Climate change could ravage LI Scientists say the Long Island of the future will have shorter, wetter winters and oppressively ... Read More »
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article Towns 2/4/13 Bill may give tax exemption for green buildings Brookhaven Supervisor Edward P. Romaine will introduce legislation at Tuesday's town board meeting that would ... Read More »
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article Suffolk 7/23/12 Ronkonkoma convent rebuilt as green building Stewards of the environment, some Catholic sisters in Ronkonkoma have found a way to cultivate ... Read More »
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article Long Island 6/30/12 Amid probe, DEC halts sale of seized fish The Department of Environmental Conservation has suspended the practice of selling the seafood it seizes ... Read More »
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article Long Island 6/27/12 Study: NY beach water among dirtiest in U.S. Water at Long Island beaches had increased bacteria counts in 2011 and the state as ... Read More »
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article Business 6/27/12 LI green homes group gets $800G from state Local governments on Long Island have won $800,000 from the state to devise a plan ... Read More »
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article Business 6/25/12 Schumer seeks $120M for battery research Sen. Charles Schumer (D- N.Y.) said Monday he would push for $120 million from Washington ... Read More »
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article Suffolk 6/24/12 Montauk residents fight beach, sand plans Two elaborate plans to deal with the buildup of sand in the channel to Lake ... Read More »
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article Suffolk 6/23/12 Report on Suffolk wildfire response details missteps Fire department units responding to the Ridge-Manorville wildfire in April ignored command procedures, stymied access ... Read More »
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article Suffolk 6/21/12 Suffolk officials scrambling on solar project Negotiations over installing nearly 3,000 solar carports at Suffolk County Community College's Brentwood campus have ... Read More »
