Kevin McAllister Of DefendH2O Talks About Climate Change
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Kevin McAllister of Defend H20. ELIZABETH VESPE
Kevin McAllister of Defend H20. ELIZABETH VESPE
Kevin McAllister of Defend H20. ELIZABETH VESPE
Kevin McAllister of Defend H20. ELIZABETH VESPE
Montauk, APril 2018, maintenance repair. COURTESY KEVIN MCALLISTER
High tide flooding on Dune Road following a 10 day no rain period. COURTESY KEVIN MCALLISTER
Montauk, March 2018 prior to the year 2 maintenance repair. COURTESY KEVIN MCALLISTER
Staff Writer on Aug 2, 2019
Long Island’s well-being depends on a healthy environment, including healthy beaches, according to Kevin McAllister, who was the Peconic Baykeeper for 16 years and is the founder of Defend H20,... more
The East Hampton Town Board heard praise last week for its proposal to make payments up front for private septic system upgrades instead of granting rebates after the fact. The board did not, however, vote on the plan, so it remains in the tweaking phase. With nitrogen pollution from conventional and old, often failing septic systems reaching East End bays and ponds through groundwater flows, town and village boards around the Peconic Bay Estuary have been adopting legislation to require and encourage “innovative-alternative” or I/A septic systems that actively reduce the nitrogen content of their septic effluent. The board did, ... by Peter Boody
The Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton announced this week that it will begin hosting a “sensory-friendly morning” the first Saturday of every month from 8 to 10 a.m. Created through a partnership with the Water Mill-based Flying Point Foundation for Autism, the mornings will provide special museum access for families with children on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing disorders. “Many young children in our community have sensory processing issues that make accessing the wonderful programming at many East End venues a challenge,” said Kim Covell, the president of the Flying Point Foundation, and also an ... 3 Dec 2019 by Elizabeth Vespe
Suffolk County and the Group for the East End have partnered in a new effort to boost participation in the septic replacement incentive programs offered by the county and East End towns. The Group and the county have launched a new website, cleanwatercash.org, that offers detailed information about the low-nitrogen septic systems the county allows to be installed and the programs through which residents can have most or all of the costs covered through grant funding. The site contains a link to a full list of quotes of purchase and installation costs for all the advanced treatment systems now available ... by Michael Wright
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Staff Writer on Aug 2, 2019