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Each day, dozens of Long Island sewage treatment plants (STPs) view the wastewater discharge remaining after treatment as a liability—something that needs to be disposed of. However, at one facility, a different view has taken hold: wastewater is viewed as an asset to be recycled for valuable purposes.

Twice is Nice: Water Reuse on Long Island

Posted on April 8, 2026

Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) Aviation Section officers assisted a 15-year-old who was trapped in the mud while trying to leave Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday night.

SCPD Rescues Teen Stuck in Mud at Shirley’s Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge

Posted on April 6, 2026

A boating party of four adults endured over three harrowing hours off the coast of Fire Island, in the open Atlantic Ocean, before the dramatic U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) water rescue was safely achieved.

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Four Boaters Rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard Offshore of Fire Island

Posted on April 5, 2026

The Town of Brookhaven held a public meeting on March 27 to present its corrective measures plan for a toxic plume emanating from the town landfill in Yaphank, but community advocates say the proposal falls far short of what's needed.

Brookhaven Presents Cleanup Plan for Landfill Plume, but Some Say Measures are Inadequate

Posted on April 2, 2026

The March 2026 edition of Great South Bay News will be on newsstands before the weekend, just as the vernal equinox arrives. What better time to catch up on some worthwhile reading?

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Great South Bay News in Springtime

Posted on March 18, 2026

Already this year, Brookhaven has taken a straightforward approach to protecting our bays: make developers pay for what they damage.

Pearl of Policy Powers for Brookhaven’s Shellfishing Future

Posted on March 9, 2026

Seatuck Environmental Association started the New Year off with a bang when they announced they will be taking over a portion of the former Blue Point Oyster Company building. The association took to social media to share the big news: they have acquired a key property to further their goal of environmental and marine life conservation on Long Island.

Seatuck Environmental Association to Open New Hatchery and Wet Lab in West Sayville

Posted on March 3, 2026

Patchogue Village is getting closer to collecting your organic food scraps for compost purposes.

Compost Coming Soon to Patchogue

Posted on February 17, 2026

New Year’s resolutions are often made with the best intentions—often, only to be forgotten weeks later. As Long Island looks toward the future, one resolution deserves your discipline: making better choices to benefit our planet.

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Pivotal Change Begins with Sustainable Building Materials on Long Island

Posted on February 3, 2026

Ørsted, the parent company of the Sunrise Wind turbine project, announced today that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has granted a preliminary injunction sought by Sunrise Wind LLC to overturn the suspension order issued by the Director of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (‘BOEM’) on Dec. 22 of 2025.

Sunrise Wind Construction May Resume According to Most Recent Court Order

Posted on February 2, 2026

Wetlands are areas where water and land meet, covered by water either permanently or intermittently. Phrases like tidal wetlands, coastal wetlands, inland wetlands, and non-tidal wetlands may all sound familiar. These are the environments that create marshes, swamps, and bogs. These unique transitional zones are vital to our ecosystems.

Ducks Unlimited Establishes New Program to Combat the Loss of Wetlands on Long Island

Posted on February 2, 2026

https://www.nationalfisherman.com/mid-atlantic/ny-fishermen-support-horseshoe-crab-management

Gov. Hochul Signs Horseshoe Crab Protection Act into State Law

Posted on February 1, 2026

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