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We must protect our drinking water
We all worry about drinking water — homeowners and business people alike — and why shouldn’t we? Flint, Mich., has become the poster city for water contamination . . . more
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is calling on New York state to hold off on granting well permits to New York City, which would allow the city to draw millions of gallons of water from Long Island's sole-source aquifers.
County Executive Curran calls on state to halt NYC's well permits
At a Feb. 1 news conference, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran called on New York state not to renew the permits for 68 wells in Jamaica, Queens, until the United States Geological Survey … more
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This mailer was sent out on Monday by the New York State Republican Committee, in support of Republican Jack Martins’s bid for Nassau County executive.
Editorial Comment: Jack Martins stoops to a new low with campaign mailer
On Monday, Nassau County voters began receiving a campaign mailer, sent by the State Republican Committee, linking Nassau County executive candidate Laura Curran with the notorious El Salvadoran … more
New York state is stepping up efforts to improve drinking water quality and monitoring.
Fresh efforts to monitor drinking water quality
New York state will soon begin implementing changes that will alter the way drinking water is protected and monitored for the better. more
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The Western Bays stretch for 10 miles, from Rockaway Inlet in the west to Jones Inlet in the east.
State of the sewage
The Western Bays stretch for 10 miles, from Rockaway Inlet in the west to Jones Inlet in the east. For decades, they’ve been in decline.  By U.S. Environmental Protection Agency … more
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Red circles on this map, created by the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, mark areas with high 1,4 dioxane levels. Areas with a yellow circle indicate either no testing for dioxane was done, or the levels were unknown. A green circle shows areas with dioxane levels below the EPA maximum for a cancer-causing chemical: 0.35 parts per billion.
Carcinogen found in 39 L.I. water districts
Research from the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, compiled from three years of publicly available water quality reports, found high levels of 1,4 dioxane in water serviced by the 39 water districts, including the Water Authority of Western Nassau, the Franklin Square Water District, New York American Water’s Lynbrook and Merrick Operations Districts, and the Town of Hempstead Water District. more
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A view of the inside of New York American Water’s Plant #15 in Lynbrook.
Carcinogens in the water
Last week, state Sen. Todd Kaminsky filed legislation requiring the commissioner of the New York State Department of Health to study and regulate 1,4-dioxane, a chemical likely to be carcinogenic, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Last year, the EPA released a report, citing dioxane was found in many water supply systems on Long Island. more
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We all have a role to play in keeping our water clean
Clean drinking water, a swim in the bay, catching fish to eat and going to the beach are things we easily take for granted as Long Islanders. more
We need to limit campaign contributions — now
New York’s former Senate majority leader and former Assembly speaker are headed to jail. Political corruption cases are piling up like bags of trash in a dumpster. And four out of five New Yorkers are demanding reform . . . more
It’s time to lift the LLC veil
The Herald has called in the past for the state government to close the loophole that allows people to exceed campaign contribution limits by forming limited liability companies, or LLCs . . . more
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