Long Island Sound Water Quality Upgrades Funded
Grants for improving water quality in Long Island Sound were announced Friday at a gathering of federal and state environmental officials in Westchester County near the shore.
Hudson Water Improving, Researchers Say
The Hudson River is not as dirty as you might think, according to research by the environmental organization Riverkeeper and Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
Submarine To Aid Testing Of Sound’s Water
From the 1970s through the mid-1990s, there was a ride at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom known as "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Submarine Voyage."
Group Tours Little Neck Bay
Daniel Egers, president, and Vince Tabone, counsel to Friends Of Oakland Lake and Ravine, Inc. ("FOLR") joined with members of the North Eastern Queens Community Action Network ("NEQ-CAN") to organize a tour of the coastline of Little Neck Bay on August 23,
State, local waters plagued by potentially harmful bacteria
At the edges of two small ponds in a Greece subdivision are two pairs of small signs nailed to posts. "WARNING," two of the signs read. "Avoid contact with water. Do not allow pets to drink from pond." "NO FISHING," state the other signs.
It’s Their Bathing Spot, Health Hazard or Not
Most summer afternoons, the “Floating Heads” show up like clockwork.
For Scallops, New Signs of Life in the Peconics
A FOUR-YEAR project to restore scallops to Peconic Bay, backed by a $1.75 million grant from Suffolk County, has had some success in Orient Harbor, marine scientists say.
Success of aquatic plantings a key to the fate of Jamaica Bay’s ecosystem
A crew of scuba divers will plunge into the waters of Jamaica Bay in October, hoping to resurrect a long-lost marine treasure.
EPA keeping an eye on water oxygen levels
Environmental scientist Carol Lynes dipped the sampling device, called a Kemmerer, into New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty and pulled it onto this U.S. Environmental Protection Agency vessel.
Study: Many Hudson River fish ailing
A study of 13 Hudson River fish species indicates 10 have declined since the mid-1970s, despite a significant improvement in the river's water quality.