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Long Island’s water supply is endangered

There’s an invisible lifeline across Long Island that sustains us all — our aquifer system. These underground reservoirs — the source of every drop of water that flows from our taps . . . more

12/7/23

L.I. is making strides on the environmental front

April 22 is Earth Day, when we come together as a nation — and a planet — to celebrate the natural world and renew our vows to protect the environment from harm. In honor of Earth Day five years ago . . . more

4/22/21

A diagram of the areas of concern (AOC) on Peninsula Boulevard, in Hewlett, where the federal Environmental Protection Agency will conduct fieldwork beginning on Monday.

EPA set to begin next phase of Hewlett Plume project

Fieldwork is scheduled to continue the week of April 5 on the $24.7 million portion of a $46.2 million cleanup project at a groundwater plume Superfund site at 1274 Peninsula Blvd. in Hewlett, according to Environmental Protection Agency officials. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 3/31/21

In 2020, let’s resolve to save L.I.’s aquifers

In January 2018, officials in Cape Town, South Africa, issued a dire warning: In three months, the city of 4 million people would run out of water unless urgent conservation action was taken. The city was fast counting down to what officials called “Day Zero.” more

1/3/20

The DEC will begin a remedial investigation of 1345 Peninsula Blvd. in Hewlett on July 22.

State DEC to investigate extent of Hewlett plume

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will oversee the investigation to define the extent of contamination in the soil, surface water and groundwater of the federal superfund site at 1345 Peninsula Blvd. in Hewlett. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 6/27/19

Map showing the extent of the plume as it has drifted southward, encroaching on the northern halves of both Seaford and Wantagh.

State unveils ambitious plan for Bethpage toxic plume

Hundreds of people gathered in the auditorium at Bethpage High School on June 11 to learn about the ambitious proposal by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to contain and … more

By Mallory Wilson | 6/18/19

An aerial view shows the areas of concern — AOC 1, left, and AOC 2, far right, above the groundwater contamination.

Prepping to de-pollute the Hewlett plume

In 1991 the Environmental Protection Agency discovered the carcinogenic chemicals tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene had leached into the groundwater plume located under Peninsula Boulevard near Woodmere Middle School in Hewlett. more

By Tyler Marko | 7/12/18

One of the two areas in Hewlett that will be remediated by the Environmental Protection Agency in phase two up of the cleanup.

Cleaning up the Peninsula Boulevard plume

Environmental Protection Agency officials at a public meeting at the Hewlett firehouse on June 22 offered two plans considered the best options for cleanup of the Peninsula Boulevard Plume. more

By Tyler Marko | 6/29/17

Claudia Borecky, second from left, president of the North Merrick Civic Association, and David Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, led a news conference last Thursday to urge the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take over cleanup of an underground chemical plume caused by Grumman and the Navy. They were joined by Dr. Dean Hart, of Brookville, and Audrey Ciuffo and David Stonehill, both of Merrick.

A widening toxic threat

A half-dozen Nassau County environmental and civic activists, most from Merrick, came to Bethpage Community Park on April 21 –– the day before Earth Day –– to call on the state to accelerate efforts to clean up a massive chemical plume that has crept for more than seven decades from Bethpage toward South Oyster Bay. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/25/16

Think global, and local, on Earth Day

On April 22, we will celebrate the 46th annual Earth Day, when, ideally, we should commit to improving the state of our great Mother Ship. Despite our best efforts to discover a second planet where we might lay down roots . . . more

4/21/16

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