Environment
Read Newsday's coverage on water quality, global warming, wildlife, coastal ecosystems, PFAS, nitrogen pollution and more.

Boston University team to study whether oysters can remove nitrogen from Stony Brook Harbor2m read

State judge approves $1M settlement between Brookhaven, Reworld2m read
Developer withdraws state application for Beacon Wind cable project2m read

Former Holtsville zoo worker: I was told to keep quiet about mountain lion's death2m read

Efforts continue to rebuild East End's fragile scallop, oyster population4m read

Boston University team to study whether oysters can remove nitrogen from Stony Brook Harbor2m read

State judge approves $1M settlement between Brookhaven, Reworld2m read
Developer withdraws state application for Beacon Wind cable project2m read

Former Holtsville zoo worker: I was told to keep quiet about mountain lion's death2m read

Southampton Town weighs code changes for battery storage systems2m read
Dolphin stranded on LI beach likely died of natural causes, officials say1m read

Hikers flock to Suffolk park for the Great Backyard Bird Count2m read
National Grid makes 'best and final' contract offer; union will review1m read

DEC orders operator of waste-to-energy plant to pay more than $800,0002m read

25 trees are cut down along one LI street, and a beetle is to blame3m read

An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Here's why experts say do not panic.4m read

To predict Long Island Sound water quality problems, a researcher turns to AI2m read

State DEC, Peconic Land Trust strike deal to preserve 30 acres in Southold2m read

Dredging vessel on its way to Montauk Inlet to address shoaling1m read

How to view Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury this month2m read

Children must learn how to prepare for climate change, not just how it's caused3m read

Army Corps reveals plan for dredging Montauk Inlet, but start date unclear2m read

90,000 tons of sand is on the move to replenish storm-battered Tobay Beach3m read

Don't eliminate FEMA. Reform it4m read

Trump's climate data purge hurts Americans' health and wallets4m read

'More resiliency from future storms'

DEC finds more instances of improper ash mixing at Hempstead burn plant3m read

Chronic flooding, higher costs: How rising sea levels will affect LI7m read
Long Islanders' Favorites

'I just want to die': New push by advocates for NY legislation
But several groups, including some religious organizations, remain opposed to the bill.
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LI Macy's store closing on April 11, laying off 77 workers3m read

Gold prices are soaring, and LI sellers and brokers cashing in3m read
Meet the Agostinos: A basketball family through and through6m read
Top Stories

Trump doesn't understand California water, fish or wildfires5m read

Suffolk business illegally developed land in pine barrens, AG says3m read

Attendance records set at Jones Beach, state parks statewide2m read

Riverhead hearing on Scott's Pointe attractions is open until Friday2m read

2 raccoons at William Floyd Estate test positive for canine distemper1m read

Lawsuit: State DEC improperly exempted Caithness from climate law2m read