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ENVIRONMENT

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: Perc's a dry-cleaners dream, but suit over water contamination highlights concerns

Long Island's Solar Future: Biggest photovoltaic system in the 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? Concerns in Bay Park revive decades-old goal of moving outfall from bay to ocean

Forgotten, But Not Gone: Stimulus funds to speed cleanup of long-shuttered nuclear reactors at Brookhaven National Lab
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 in Great South Bay clams and marine life

Popularity Not in the Bag: As plastic bag recycling proposals gain momentum, some question environmental 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, counties spray 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

More environment stories...
 


POLITICS

From the Bronx to the Supreme Court: Dedication and perseverence push Sonia Sotomayor to shot at the top

A Call to Action They Can't Ignore: Climate change central to environmental agendas of McCain, Obama

The Fighter: The rise and fall of Eliot Spitzer

Giuliani Campaign Trail: Rudy's lead shrinks, Kerik questions continue

Bottle Bill Debate: No quick fizz to changing deposit law

One Day Late: State passes budget after backroom deals

The Sex Offender Debate: Residency laws under microscope

Attorney General candidates: Cuomo raised eyebrows during bid for governor, now pledges to fight for New York


COLUMNS: In the Field

 Big Crunch to Save A Tiny Plant

Wet Work Tracking Tiny "Tigers"

"Filling up" at a Solar Station

Electric Checkup for Hatchery Fish

Eye on Sound's Oxygen Levels

LI Lab Logs Beetle-Battle Data

Getting to the Core of Erosion

Tracking Turtles from Turbid Waters

Tending an Underwater Garden


FEATURES

The Future of Long Island  (lead-in to a year-long Newsday series).
High Taxes, Gridlock, Jobs:  Our biggest challenges


Apollo Moon Walk: On 40th anniversary, the Long Island connection

Riding Tall in the Saddle: When neighbors need help, the Peace Makers of Wyandach shift into high gear


SPOT/BREAKING NEWS

Hurricane Katrina

 Pope Benedict XVI Visits New York


New York City Transit Workers Strike