Complete Streets refers to roadway design aimed at ensuring safe and convenient access for all users, whether on foot, on a bicycle, in vehicles, or using other transit modes. 
Here on Long Island, roadway design has primarily focused on one mode of transportation – the automobile. But that is changing. Now, roadways are looked at
So What Exactly Are PFOS and PFOA?
There has been a lot of recent press about water pollution caused by PFOS and PFOA, in particular at Hoosick Falls in upstate New York and at the Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh. You may have wondered what the heck these chemicals are and should we be worried about them on Long Island.
Judge Refuses to Throw Out Southold Town’s Controversial Garbage Bag Law
A Suffolk Supreme Court Justice has upheld Southold Town’s “yellow bag” law which requires residents to place refuse in Town issued yellow garbage bags. Proceeds from the sale of the yellow bags are used to operate a transfer station located in Cutchogue.
In March 2012, Go-Green Sanitation, a garbage carter, was hauled into Justice Court
To Bee, or Not to Bee Keep on Long Island
When people think of beekeeping on Long Island, they think of vast open space and the farms and apiaries they travel past out east where a jar of local honey can be picked up on the side of the road during the summer season. What most people are not aware of is that, not only
Time To Rezone Moriches and Eastport (Again)
If you own property in the Moriches and Eastport area, now is a good time to check your zoning. On July 12, 2016, the Town Board of Brookhaven, on its own motion, rezoned approximately 1400 parcels, which included about 1,200 acres in Moriches, Center Moriches, East Moriches and Eastport (the “Greater Moriches Area”). Spearheaded by
Are Sustainability Plans and Climate Action Plans Helping to Preserve the Future of Long Island?
Several weeks ago, we wrote about the Village of Great Neck Plaza implementing a climate action plan to combat climate change. We now report on the efforts of other municipalities on Long Island to implement sustainability plans and climate action plans that are aimed at preserving and protecting Long Island’s future. Can these plans achieve
Village of Great Neck Plaza Leading The Way – Climate Change
The Village of Great N
eck Plaza (“the Village”) may be small in size (about a third of a square mile) but it is leading the way on climate change on Long Island. In February 2016, it became one of the first villages on Long Island to adopt a climate action plan (CAP).[1] The
New York State Requires Recycling of E-Waste
Want to get rid of that ten-year-old computer or monitor? Don’t just toss it out with the general trash if you live or work in New York. New York requires recycling of electronic equipment, known as e-waste. According to a recent report issued by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, the State’s e-waste recycling program
Regulating Sea-Level Rise In New York
Imagine walking along Jones Beach, dipping your toes into the cool ocean water. Now imagine that ocean six feet higher. Scientists project that by 2100, sea levels along New York’s coastlines and estuaries likely will be 18 to 50 inches higher than they presently are. One New York State-funded research study predicted that sea levels
MS4 General Permit Is Upheld By The New York Court of Appeals
On May 5, 2015, the New York Court of Appeals upheld a 2010 general permit issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) for municipal separate storm sewer systems (known as MS4s). The case, In The Matter of Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v NYSDEC, 2015 NY Slip Op 03766