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By Robert Ottone January 22, 2013
Contractors are finding it difficult to make repairs to hurricane and erosion-damaged areas on the east end.
By Robert Ottone January 20, 2013
Hong Kong officials look to cleaning up the city's air.
By Vickie Moller January 18, 2013
Long Island's first regional high school for science and technology is scheduled to open in Fall 2013.
By Amy Gernon January 17, 2013
Executive Steve Bellone outlined efforts to preserve the county's agricultural land.
By Amy Gernon January 15, 2013
Two whales, a young pygmy sperm whale and an adult finback, were found washed ashore the beach in East Hampton.
By Robert Ottone January 13, 2013
Homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy have been broken into in Lindenhurst.
By Amy Gernon January 12, 2013
The NYS2100 Commission, empaneled after Hurricane Sandy caused billions of dollars in physical and economic damages throughout the state, released its recommendations to improve the state's infrastructure.
By Amy Gernon January 10, 2013
A northern Quebec community is calling for help to free a pod of orcas trapped under an ice sheet near Hudson Bay.
By Amy Gernon January 10, 2013
Richard Kauffman has been appointed to a cabinet-level position to help coordinate the state's energy policy and financing.
By Debbi Spiegel January 08, 2013
Winter hiking on Long Island brings a unique opportunity to enjoy sights that maybe hidden during the summer months.
By Robert Ottone January 08, 2013
Hurricane Sandy responsible for around 95, 000 damaged buildings in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
By Amy Gernon January 05, 2013
A special shotgun season for deer hunting is opening in Suffolk on Monday, and this year hunters will have access to expanded territories.
By Robert Ottone January 04, 2013
Erosion continues to be a hot-button issue on the east end of Long Island.
By Amy Gernon January 02, 2013
In an era of strict partisanship, lawmakers from both parties have come together to condemn House Speaker Boehner's failure to put the Sandy relief package up for vote.
By Amy Gernon January 02, 2013
The Coast Guard has reported that there are no visible leaks of oil or natural gas from an oil barge that ran aground off the Alaskan coast during a powerful storm on Monday.
By Eric Anderson December 30, 2012
Despite opposition from the GOP, the benefit package for Hurricane Sandy victims is passed.
By Amy Gernon December 27, 2012
A 60-foot finback whale died after attempts to rescue it after it became stranded on a beach in Breezy Point, Queens, failed on Thursday.
By Robert Ottone December 27, 2012
Alec Baldwin's charity makes large donations to Long Island and New Jersey libraries.
By Amy Gernon December 26, 2012
NYSERDA announced that $250 million will go toward modernizing the state's aging renewable energy infrastructure.
By Lyndsay McCabe December 19, 2012
Multiple Target stores across Long Island were found selling pesticides that are illegal in the region due to the sensitive nature of the local aquifer.