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In 1970, Americans finally awoke to the horrifying toll they were taking on our fragile environment. That year, Congress passed the Clean Air Act . . .
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4/23/15
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Residents of the Malverne school district, and dozens of other school districts throughout the state, will be participating in a simultaneous "Protect Our Schools" demonstration tomorrow, Thursday March 26th at 3:30 p.m. The event is being organized state-wide by the New York State Allies for Public Education and will be held in Mavlerne at the corner of Aberdeen Street and Ocean Avenue.
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3/25/15
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The holidays are the favorite time of year for many people, and it’s easy to understand why: families celebrate, gathering from far and wide. Happiness is the hope and everyone’s wish.
So let’s keep it that way.
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12/11/14
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Patients should stop thinking of powerful pain medications like Oxycontin and Vycodin as slightly stronger versions of Tylenol and Advil. Rather, they should think of them as “heroin pills.”
That’s according to Dr. Andrew Kolodny, president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing and chief medical officer for Phoenix House, a national, nonprofit drug treatment agency.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/18/14
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For decades, the U.S. has failed to address one of its core problems: securing the nation’s borders.
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7/23/14
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In July 2012 we called on our government leaders to come up with a management plan for Long Island’s rapidly diminishing — and increasingly polluted –– water supply.
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7/23/14
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On April 21, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the recall of “Clingy Darts,” a children’s toy that contains harmful amounts of a chemical toxin. The New York Department of …
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By Emily Webb
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4/22/14
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One thing was clear after President Obama’s not-so-interesting fifth State of the Union address: He is gearing up to borrow and take more from working- and middle-class people.
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2/6/14
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It was a simple but profound thought that struck me as I recently read Anna Lappé’s “Diet for a Hot Planet” (Bloomsbury Press, 2010): Where and how we shop for our food –– and for everything else, for that matter –– is directly tied to the health of our planet.
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2/6/14
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Residents and environmentalists have long urged county and state officials to be more aggressive in their efforts to upgrade Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants.
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1/23/14
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