Lower nitrogen levels raise the bar along South Shore
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Too Much of a Good Thing File comes the Bay Park Wastewater Treatment Plant, now featuring 40 percent less nitrogen. The Wastewater Treatment Plant…
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With a wing and a grant, SBU researchers set to soar
By GREGORY ZELLER // High-flying Stony Brook University researchers will take to the skies to better understand atmospheric chemistry in two very different places. Fueled by National Science Foundation grants…
For fisheries’ sake, a voyage to the bottom of the sea
By GREGORY ZELLER // The annual Dropping of the Junk has once again killed two birds with one stone, while saving a whole bunch of fish. In what has become…
From the SoMAS weather desk: Bad storms coming
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Never Rains But It Pours file comes this grim long-range forecast, courtesy of Stony Brook University: It’s gonna rain, hard. Like, biblical hard. So…
EPA, bus buddies help Bay Shore schools charge ahead
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s “first fully electric production line” from iconic school-bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corp. is now rolling through Bay Shore. The Bay Shore Union Free School…
After reef therapy, LI waterways feeling much better
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York State’s artificial-reef program has migrated north, with a fresh deployment of inorganic materials creating a new “marine habitat” in the Long Island Sound. One…
Time running out, supporters rally for ambitious CCPA
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s a virtual race against the clock in Albany, where the current legislative session has less than a month to go and a landmark climate-equity bill…
Albany bags plastics, as single-use sacks get the sack
By GREGORY ZELLER // It tolls for thee, plastic bags. Governor Andrew Cuomo rang the death knell Monday for single-use plastic bags in New York State – outlawed as of…
LI water districts drink up anti-contamination funds
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Role Reversal Department comes Stony Brook University, which is handing out the grants for a change. More specifically, the Center for Clean Water Technology…
Acid test: SBU-heavy task force tackles oceanic threat
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island is well-represented on a new state task force assigned to assess and address the health of coastal waters. Stony Brook University, in particular, will…
With artificial reefs, loving that sinking feeling
By GREGORY ZELLER // A 744-acre site located three nautical miles off Long Island’s South Shore will become a haven for all manners of aquatic life, thanks to the deployment…
For Albany and Hofstra, a true watershed moment
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new partnership between Albany and Hofstra University is giving Long Island’s scientists of tomorrow a unique opportunity to get their feet wet. A $240,000 stipend…
An all-you-can-eat buffet for Adelphi’s ladybug army
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s that time of the year at Adelphi University, which is continuing an environmentally friendly tradition this summer with the help of some tiny soldiers. The…
Environmentally, economically, Climate Alliance soars
By GREGORY ZELLER // Good news for the environment: The members of the United States Climate Alliance – now 14 states, and counting, plus Puerto Rico – are collectively on…
Albany makes shell of an investment in Island waters
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York State is throwing $10.4 million into Long Island coastal waters in an effort to improve water quality and bolster seaside economies by restoring native…