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
|
While Nassau County legislators may be divided on many issues, they recently made it clear that they agree on the importance of protecting Long Island’s wetlands.
more
9/27/19
|
Long Islanders can empathize with the victims of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the Bahamas and left extensive damage in parts of the Carolinas. Nearly seven years after Hurricane Sandy hit, fears of the next Big One are still palpable in communities like . . .
more
9/13/19
|
By Bridget Downes
bdownes@liherald.com
Volunteers with the Surfrider Foundation Central Long Island chapter cleaned up the bay on Saturday as part of an effort to create cleaner local …
more
By Bridget Downes
|
3/14/19
|
Nassau County police say a body was discovered this morning in Reynolds Channel in Long Beach, according to News 12.
Police have been near the Long Beach bridge since around 6:30 a.m., News 12 …
more
8/27/18
|
Town officials gathered at the West Marina in Point Lookout on Jan. 11 to call on the state to expedite permits to dredge waterways in Point Lookout.
Officials said the plan to dredge Sea Dog …
more
By Bridget Downes
|
1/18/18
|
On Wednesday, the Nassau County police said members of the Nassau County Police Marine Bureau rescued a 60-year-old man who was stranded on a boat in Reynold’s Channel near Duck Point in Long Beach …
more
11/29/17
|
Marine biologists, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies are monitoring two separate incidents involving humpback whales over the past several days, including one in which rescuers attempted to …
more
By Anthony Rifilato and Peter Belfiore
|
11/15/17
|
Last week, at the height of hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that forecasters are predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and increased the predicted number of . . .
more
8/17/17
|
Last December, I was joined by other elected officials in calling for surge-barrier gates to be installed on the South Shore to prevent nuisance and major flooding in Nassau County. Surge-barrier gates would . . .
more
8/10/17
|