LaLota Testifies on LI Sound, Asharoken Seawall

U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota, R-Amityville, testified last week before a congressional committee on protecting Long Island Sound and improving the Asharoken seawall. The hearing involved reauthorizing the Long Island Sound Study, which was created  to address the ecological and environmental problems of the Sound. The Read More …

Water Quality Report for LI Sound Finds Plateau

Water quality in the Long Island Sound plateaued or worsened, the environmental group Save the Sound reported Thursday. The waters in the Western Basin, which includes the Suffolk and Nassau shorelines, and Eastern Narrows, the New York City shoreline, are in worse shape than the Read More …

Forum Thursday on Protecting LI Sound

Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci will host  Adrienne Esposito of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Rob DiGiovanni of Atlantic Marine Conservation Society and Christina Manto of Wildlife Conservation Society Thursday for a free public forum, Keeping Plastics Out of Long Island Sound. The forum at Town Read More …