ENVIRONMENT

• Six Months In, NY E-Waste Law Saves Towns Money as Discarded Gadgets Pile Up
• Climate Change Turns Up Heat on Long Island: changes in birds, blooms and soaking rain as the region warms
• Recycling Rumble: State OKs mulching and gravel sites that reuse materials but clash with local zoning, neighbors
• A Puzzling Plume: High levels of radioactivity in groundwater near a compost site prompt investigation
  
• Young Hunters Take Their Shot at First Long Island  Spring Turkey Weekend
  

• Long Island Scientist: Genetic edge helps harmful brown tide algae thrive

• Glen Cove Gas Plant:  removal of tar-soaked soil the latest cleanup tackled of 25 LI sites
  

• Line in the Sand: New York warns Hamptons village to stop endangering dunes with construction
  
• A Dire Threat for LI Bats: White nose syndrome could wipe out cave-hibernating bats in the Northeast
• Plum Island's Future?  Feds propose moving animal disease lab, advocates want to preserve island habitat
• Grumman's toxic legacy: Worries over Bethpage plume spur new probe of pollution from old defense plant
  
• Long Islanders Go to the Gulf: From all walks of life, training to clean up oil from Deepwater Horizon spill
• Dry Cleaning Chemical Raises New Alarms: Water contamination suit highlights concerns
• Long Island's Solar Future: Biggest photovoltaic system in Northeast planned for Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Target: Turkey Hunters prepare for Long Island's first turkey season in more than a century
• "Green" Burials Gaining Ground:  More people choosing eco-friendly earthly exits
• Nasty Surprise Hits Long Island Gardens:  Tomato blight rots fruit on the vine at local farms and homes
• Reel Deal: Special permit lets charter boats fish for fluke out-of-season while anglers barred to limit catch
• Rerouting Sewage a Pipe Dream? Bay Park worries revive decades-old goal of ocean outfall
  
• Stimulus funds to speed cleanup of long-shuttered nuclear reactors at Brookhaven National Lab
• Clamming Limits Proposed for Great South Bay: Not all dig the idea
• Aquatic Intruders Take Root: New invasive plants clog Long Island waterways

• Fighting Waves of Indifference:  Danger from rising seas too distant a problem to engage many
• On Island, A Yearn to Burn: Renewed interest in plants that turn garbage into energy
• Smog Alert: As ozone pollution persists, officials weigh rules that would require even tighter controls on emissions
• Brown Tide's Bad News is Back: Massive bloom of harmful algae threatens Great South Bay clams, marine life
• Popularity Not in the Bag: Plastic bag recycling proposals gain momentum, but some question effectiveness
• Not as Simple as the Recycle Bin: Debate over proper disposal of electronic waste
• Long Island's Mosquito Wars: Eight years into West Nile virus, spraying amid worry over environmental fallout
• Waste Fouls the Waters: Cesspools, septic systems blamed for nitrogen pollution and fishkills
• Buzz Over Honeybee Decline: Mites, weather and empty beehives raise concern over pollinator collapse
• Trees Take on Toxins: BNL studies use of plants to remove pollution
• Pipeline of Trouble: Deteriorating pipe at Suffolk's biggest sewage plant threatens Great South Bay