As government slogs, the environment needs a hero
By FRANK PICCININNI // Across Long Island, the front line of environmental restoration isn’t buried deep in the Pine Barrens or hidden behind agency fences. It’s in our yards, parks…
Environment
The best environmental innovation is rooted in the past
By FRANK PICCININNI // We have spent the better part of the last century treating nature like a construction project. Straighten the rivers. Contain the wetlands. Mow the meadows. Fill…
No. 852: Dentists drill, seaplanes soar, wind farms wheel-and-deal and SBU scientists earn a cool million
Flight plan: Well done, intrepid innovators! You’ve soared through another red-eye workweek, with another two-day respite on final approach. It’s Friday out there, and you’ve gotta wing it for…
At COP26, last chance for Long Island – and the world
By JOHN PARKER // It’s fall in America and an impactful event is about to begin on the other side of the Atlantic: The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of…
Watchdog: 100 days in, an environmental ‘disaster’
By HEATHER LEIBOWITZ, ESQ. // In his first 100 days, President Trump has taken dozens of actions that threaten clean air, clean water and treasured places. There is no question,…
Trump and environment: States must pick up slack
By MIRIAM E. VILLANI // We can expect many changes as the country transitions from the Obama administration to a Trump administration. One of several issues that will receive a lot…