ENVIRONMENT & NATURE

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Long Island’s fishing industry may have dodged a bullet this hurricane season, although the official season for the Atlantic Basin does not end until...

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By Aidan Johnson The Setauket Harbor Task Force held its annual Setauket Harbor Day under sunny skies last Sunday, Sept. 17, despite initial concerns over...

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U.S. Reps. Nick LaLota (R-NY-1) and Joe Courtney (D-CT-2), co-chairs of the Long Island Sound Caucus, introduced Sept. 13 the bipartisan Long Island Sound...

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By Skyler Johnson With November elections rapidly approaching, both sides of the political aisle are tense. All 18 seats on the Suffolk County Legislature are up...

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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk (CCE Suffolk) held the unveiling of a new, interactive walkway at its 272-acre Suffolk County Farmand Educational Center in...

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By Samantha Rutt As the local election season intensifies, Suffolk County’s wastewater infrastructure has now become the defining policy issue, with residents and environmentalists demanding...

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United States defense and intelligence leaders agree that climate change is a threat to U.S. national security and is affecting global stability, military readiness,...

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City planners all along the eastern seaboard, meteorologists and people living in flood plains are all hoping the current projections for Hurricane Lee prove...

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By Leah Chiappino  Nestled off of Shep Jones Lane in Head of the Harbor, is Avalon Nature Preserve’s newest addition: Birdsfoot Farm. Increasingly known to locals...

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By John L. Turner As described in the article on navigating the night sky in winter (Nature Matters/November 2021), which used the constellation of Orion...