Tag: Long Island Pine Barrens Society

As Oklahoma’s attorney general, in 13 of his 14 lawsuits against the EPA, Scott Pruitt reportedly joined corporations and trade associations that had given generously to his political campaign. In his Senate testimony, he was confronted with a letter that he sent against the EPA that was almost entirely copied from a legal memo crafted by well-funded opponents of environmental regulation. He smiled.

The ruling not only protects the environment, it preserves the rights of voters.

"Mega-projects like Heartland justify the need for strong, unfettered, comprehensive regional planning."

An estimated 340,000 residents of the county’s Southwest Sewer District No. 3 are allegedly owed a refund of about $1,542 each.

The town's amended code goes further than Suffolk County's current health standard to reduce the level of nitrogen in the waterways.

“This acquisition represents a major step in the ultimate protection of the Carmans River.”

The county will borrow money to restore the $30 million it took from the fund and put a referendum on ballots in November designed to ensure that such a move doesn't happen again.