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PRESS RELEASE: 2023 LIS Beach Report is out!

FIRST DAY OF SUMMER BRINGS GOOD NEWS FOR LOCAL BEACHGOERS Water Quality at Most Long Island Sound Public Beaches Earns High Marks; Impact of Increasing Rain Events a Cause for Concern  PORT WASHINGTON, New York/NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — June 21, 2023 – The first day of summer marked an auspicious moment for regional nonprofit organization […]

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Open Beaches Belie Chronic Pollution Problems

Beaches in Westchester & Nassau counties were closed preemptively far fewer times in 2014 than in 2013. But don’t be fooled. The improvement is not a sign that the water is getting cleaner. In fact, it’s not a lasting improvement at all.

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