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NYS, 17 others sue over Trump administration halt to wind energy projects
The suit asserts Trump "has no statutory right to unilaterally shut down the permitting process."
2m readMORE ON THIS TOPICEmpire Wind pause raises concerns for future of NYS green-energy goals

Trump administration sued over halt in energy projects

Seabed mining is a new front in the U.S. versus the world4m read
Passion in full bloom: Meet 5 Long Islanders who take gardening to the next level 13m read

'Just stay safe is what I told him'

NYS, 17 others sue over Trump administration halt to wind energy projects2m read

Trump administration sued over halt in energy projects

Seabed mining is a new front in the U.S. versus the world4m read
Passion in full bloom: Meet 5 Long Islanders who take gardening to the next level 13m read

'Just stay safe is what I told him'
'Lawn Island': LIers fed up with gas blowers, but landscapers say electric is impractical7m read

Sorry, spring allergy sufferers: 'Very high' pollen counts forecast over next 15 days1m read

Study links chemical in plastics to cardiovascular disease3m read

Corporate America owes the rest of us $87 trillion for global warming4m read

Scenario: Protecting LIers after a Category 4 hurricane hits3m read

Soon we will all know Sarah Huckabee Sanders' pain4m read

These animal species might be harder to find on LI3m read
Riverhead in talks to add first battery storage facility2m read

Elevated wildfire risk set for LI, NYC

EPA ban, phaseout on TCE, cancer-causing chemical found on LI, partially stalled by industry litigation5m read

NY won't alter climate change policies despite Trump order, officials say3m read

Zeldin highlights economic, environmental balance as EPA head2m read
Hard-to-remove 'forever chemicals' found in LI drinking water6m read
Stubborn chemicals hard to filter out

$3B cable designed for wind energy needed for grid reliability, backers say3m read

Long Islanders do their 'small part' to clean up the environment on Earth Day amid a 'challenging time'2m read
Empire Wind pause raises concerns for future of NYS green-energy goals5m read
After 17 years underground, cicada brood's chorus might be quieter on LI4m read

Kids are anxious. Ignoring it won't help.4m read
Long Islanders' Favorites
LIers still can't fully access Eisenhower Park nearly a year after global cricket event3m read

What did LI homebuyers get for $900,000(ish) in the first quarter of the year?
Mattituck teen who helped battle Westhampton blaze aims to be military pilot4m read
Top Stories
Wildfire smoke causing poor air quality for LI1m read

DEC preserves, opens more Setauket wetlands2m read

New slogan: making emissions great again2m read

Search 'forever chemical' test results in LI drinking water

Majority of NYers say energy affordability more important now, poll finds2m read

How Suffolk is taming the southern pine beetle2m read