LI Labor, Business Leaders Discuss Off Shore Wind Opportunities
Long Island’s wind farms will create at least 6,800 jobs with annual salaries averaging $100,000. That’s according to NYSERDA — New York State Energy Research...
Leaders look to foster LI as ‘wind supply chain powerhouse’
Leaders on Long Island continue to advocate fostering the region into a “wind supply chain powerhouse.” At an industry conference on Friday at LIU Tilles...
Hochul: Climate Change To Blame As Long Island, Connecticut Feel Harsh Effects Of Ida
Heavy rainfall and flash floods from the remnants of Hurricane Ida brought the Long Island Railroad to a standstill, while parts of Connecticut saw near-record...
‘It’s a miracle crop’: the pioneers pushing the powers of seaweed
Kelp can clean New York’s polluted waters, tackle climate change and is sustainable – but growers need a law change first. Motoring out of Montauk...
‘Just a matter of time’: Climate change forecast dire for Long Island
Climate change is literally making Long Island shorter. And narrower. Continued erosion is just one of the local impacts of human-caused, greenhouse gas emissions and...
Experts: Long Island could see ‘very strong increase’ of flooding in two decades
A new study has predicted more frequent high tide flooding on U.S. coastlines in the mid-2030s, exacerbated by climate change-induced sea-level rise and tidal patterns...
Pew and Partners Submit Updated Petition Seeking Immediate Protection for Right Whales
In June 2020, The Pew Charitable Trusts petitioned the secretary of commerce to take emergency action to protect right whales from entanglement by closing high-risk...
Why is the air quality so bad? Here are some answers
Blame fires out West for hazy skies in the East. Here are details on why Long Island's air quality is so bad — and when...