Climate Change News: Long Island

Last week, Governor Cuomo vetoed a bill that would have expanded Long Island’s Pine Barrens preserve. The expansion onto private lands was hastily proposed at the end of the legislative session last year and would have included plots where major solar farms were set to be constructed in Bethel and Shoreham.

The Regional Plan Association (RPA) published their Fourth Regional Plan on November 30th, 21 years after the previous one was

though New York and many other states along the Atlantic coast have bounced back from Sandy’s devastation -- which required a total federal aid package of $50.5 billion -- there is still a lot of work to be done.

Due to the large demand for wind energy on Long Island’s South Fork, National Grid will soon develop a large battery in East Hampton, to be connected to the upcoming South Fork Windfarm.

For the first time since 2010, New York began its fiscal year with a budget extender from the previous year

On March 21st Governor Cuomo announced the introduction of a new $70 million electric car rebate. The initiative will contribute

President Trump’s recently released budget would have devastating effects on the environment and people of New York State. Significant cuts