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More than 300 volunteers collected 2,000 pounds of trash at Jones Beach’s West End during a cleanup sponsored by New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., the state Parks Department and Freeport SPLASH last Saturday.

Sen. Fuschillo hosts Jones Beach cleanup

Orange-and-black monarch butterflies fought a strong headwind as they fluttered across Jones Beach State Park on Sept. 15 during their annual migration from northerly climes to Mexico. And joining them on the beach on this breezy Saturday were more than 300 volunteers committed to protecting natural habitats that support creatures such as the monarch, including many Merrick-Bellmore residents. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/19/12

The Romney-Ryan ticket is selling 'trickle-down snake oil'

There is a terrible cynicism to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s master Medicare plan. What the pair are banking on is the notion that anyone age 55 and older, who would be unaffected by it, doesn’t give a hoot about anyone 54 and younger. more

8/30/12

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, at the lectern, held a brief ceremony last Wednesday to celebrate the town’s new wind turbine, which generated more than 125,000 kilowatt hours of electricity in six months. She was joined by, from left, Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby of Hempstead, Councilwoman Angie Cullin of Freeport and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla of Bellmore.

Town of Hempstead blows through a milestone

Round the final bend as you’re headed south on the Loop Parkway into Lido Beach, and you suddenly spot it in the distance –– a more than 10-story, high-powered wind turbine, with its massive rotors spinning in the wind, generating electricity to power a hydrogen-fueling station at the Town of Hempstead’s Department of Conservation and Waterways. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/25/12

Maps of the closed harvesting areas in the Town of Hempstead.

FDA, DEC shut down town shellfishing areas

South Shore residents accustomed to jumping in their boats and heading out for a day of clamming in Hempstead Bay will have to travel farther this spring and summer. At the recommendation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Town of Hempstead’s shellfishing areas west of the Wantagh Parkway were closed in February, with additional areas closed on April 1. Affected areas include the waters south of Bellmore, Merrick and Freeport. more

By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com | 4/19/12

Feeling sheepish: Visitors to Long Island Children’s Museum this weekend will get a wild and wooly look at the daily lives of sheep during a unique theatrical performance this weekend.

Celebrating spring around the area

Spring fever is upon us, and with it, Earth Day arrives on Sunday at the conclusion of the school break week. The many events taking place throughout “Earth Month” remind everyone how precious our environment is and the role we all have in continuing to preserve and protect it. more

By Karen Bloom | 4/18/12

$Eric Weltman, a senior organizer at Food and Water Watch, spoke to supporters of a state ban on hydraulic fracturing last week.$

Locals rally against fracking in N.Y.

More than a dozen local residents gathered outside the district office of State Sen. Jack Martins (R-Mineola) in Garden City Park on Feb. 17 to show their support for a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in the extraction of natural gas. more

By Jackie Nash | 2/25/12

Island Park Mayor James Ruzicka estimated that Little Beach has eroded 75 percent over the last decade. An Army Corps of Engineers report recommends replacing the deteriorating eastern bulkhead of the beach, at right, which abuts Suffolk Road. Sen. Charles Schumer has said he will help the village, the Town of Hempstead, the DEC and the corps come together to find a solution to the problem.

Schumer pledges aid for Island Park beach

Senator Charles Schumer has pledged to help Island Park get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation together to work on a solution to the … more

Alex Costello | 7/27/11

Sturgeon, which spawn in the Hudson River, have been around more than 200 million years — since before the dinosaurs.

There's something in the water, part III

While many Long Islanders may think they need to dive deep in the ocean to find marine life, the truth is that they can see a wide variety of sea creatures in the waters closer to … more

By David Weingrad | 7/20/11

The quality of our Water affects our health and our enjoyment of all Long Island has to offer.

There's something in the water, part II

By Lee Landor As inhabitants of an island, we’re surrounded by water. Whether that water is a clean, healthy ecosystem thriving with life or an eyesore clogged with debris is … more

By Lee Landor | 7/13/11

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray unveiled a set of “solar trackers” at the town’s Department of Conservation and Waterways in Lido Beach during a news conference on Monday. The trackers adjust to face the sun throughout the day to maximize solar input and energy output.

Tracking the sun to power the town

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray and a group of 15 government officials, civic leaders and engineers donned sunglasses as they unveiled two “solar trackers” in the back parking lot of the town’s Department of Conservation and Waterways in Lido Beach on Monday. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/12/11

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