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North Hempstead

North Hempstead urges residents to take part in LI’s 13th car free day this week

By Isabella Gallo

Protestors took to the Long Beach boardwalk to call on Gov. Kathy Hochul to put an end to fossil-fuel projects.

Long Beach

Environmental protesters call on Hochul to reject NE fuel pipeline

By Casey Fahrer

native gardens

Body, Mind, Planet

Native gardens challenge lawn traditions across Long Island

By Christy Hinko

The Fire Island beaches look as beautiful as postcards with plentiful dunes and wide expanses, in part due to massive amounts of sand used to replenish them. And summer winds have been shifting sand back to the beach ever since Super Storm Sandy and other storms took big bites out of the shore.

Bay Shore

State authorizes $1.7 billion to fund Fire Island to Montauk Point storm resilience

By Claude Solnik

Glen Cove Mayor Pam Panzenbeck will speak at the Car Free Day Long Island Rally in Farmingdale to promote the campaign.

Glen Cove

Glen Cove promotes Car Free Day Long Island on Sept. 22

By Hannah Devlin

An osprey was rehabilitated and returned to its nest after webcams monitored by PSEG Long Island showed that it could not stand on its own.

Oyster Bay

Oyster Bay osprey rehabilitated, returned to nest

By Hannah Devlin

The Town of Oyster Bay voted to add six months to its battery energy storage system moratorium.

Bethpage

Oyster Bay extends battery energy storage system moratorium for fourth time

By Casey Fahrer

The Town of Oyster Bay looks to speed up its cleanup of contaminants at Bethpage Community Park, which used to belong to Northrop Grumman.

Oyster Bay

Judge allows new contaminants in Oyster Bay’s allegations against Northrop Grumman

By Casey Fahrer

The Joe Jurgielewicz & Son Duck Farm has been going strong in Hamburg, Pennsylvania since 1983 – but before that, they were one of the many Long Island duck farmers.

Dan’s Papers

Ghosts of Long Island’s Past: What Happened to the Duck Farms?

Over the last eight months, as part of President Donald Trump's efforts to slash the federal bureaucracy, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has targeted the National Park Service (NPS) with unprecedented funding disruptions and staffing reductions. These abrupt cuts have sown chaos across the National Park System, and Fire Island National Seashore (FINS) has not emerged unscathed. FINS staff are stretched thin and existentially stressed; the Fire Island Lighthouse renovation has been delayed by years, and the seashore has been pushed into unprecedented territory.

Fire Island News

National Park Service Cuts Push Fire Island National Seashore Into Uncharted Waters

Jacqueline Esposito urges Zeldin to not roll back EPA protections on water.

Opinions

Op-Ed: Lee Zeldin must choose LI’s water over polluting industries

By Jacqueline Esposito

Federal and state departments have highlighted different aspects of New Cassel's environmental qualities that show cause for concern.

Westbury

Federal and state departments highlight New Cassel’s environmental concerns

By Casey Fahrer

East Williston moves forward in addressing dilapidated house, street repaving

By Isabella Gallo

Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton announces "promising" test results at Crescent Beach in Glen Cove.

Glen Cove

Crescent Beach testing shows low levels of bacteria

By Hannah Devlin

The Frick Estate Lectures at the Nassau County Museum of Art are returning for its sixth year.

Frick Estate Lectures return to Nassau County Museum of Art for 6th year

By Larissa Fuentes

Hurricane Erin floods Jones Beach on Long Island, 2025

PHOTOS: Jones Beach floods as Hurricane Erin brings 10 foot waves to Long Island

By Nicole Formisano

Katherine McGeary is saving pollinators by transforming her yard into a Monarch Way Station, a certified wildlife habitat and sustainable garden.

Brookhaven

Long Island paramedic transforms yard into certified wildlife habitat, sustainable garden

By Allison Matos

By 1 p.m. this afternoon, Fire Island National Seashore announced beach closures at Watch Hill and Sailors Haven until Saturday, August 23, due to hazardous swimming conditions as Hurricane Erin brews offshore. Further west, the Ocean Beach Village Lifeguard Department called it quits by 3 p.m., after red flag conditions all day, and started dismantling equipment as the ocean surged well ahead of high tide. We have no doubt that Saltaire and Town of Islip Lifeguard departments were doing the same.

Fire Island News

Beach Closures Begin on Fire Island Ahead of Hurricane Erin

Port Washington

ReWild internships teach hands-on environmentalism

By Ryan Toohill

Port Washington North Public Hearing Bombay Kitchen

Port Washington

Port Washington North holds heated public hearing on restaurant’s odor issue

By Amit Ben-Bassat

Environmental Conservation Police Officer Brendan Dickson with the rescued red-tailed hawk.

Oyster Bay

Red-tailed hawk rescued from 4-foot Oyster Bay well

By Hannah Devlin

Floral Park Board of Trustees Meeting 8/14/25

Floral Park board introduces local law allowing senior citizen residence in commercial zones

By Amit Ben-Bassat

Tully Park Farmer’s Market boasts wide range of vendors in first year

By Isabella Gallo

North New Hyde Park House fire

Manhasset

House fire, smoke in North New Hyde Park home

By Amit Ben-Bassat

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