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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