Sandy’s Biggest Legacy – Better Forecasts
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on November 1st, 2022. Interested in...
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Quoted in Newsday: Lindenhurst Program for Sandy-Damaged Properties Shows Mixed Results, Residents Say
The following excerpt is from an article by Denise Bonilla that was published on Newsday.com on Tuesday, October 25th, 2022. You can read the entire piece here. Richard Murdocco, adjunct professor of environmental policy at...
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Featured in Newsday: Long Island Must Unite To Avoid Flood Risks
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on September 18th, 2022. You can read...
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Quick Hits: Ronkonkoma Arena Scrapped?, Severe Drought Across Long Island
The following is a quick hit of reporting and editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the...
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Featured in Newsday: Target Long Island Growth to Transit Hub Areas
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on August 24th, 2021. You can read the...
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Is Suffolk’s Proposal to Charge Water Consumers to Help Pay for Septic Upgrades All Wet?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on March 1st, 2021. Interested in...
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As Tropical Storm Isaias Shows, Past Lessons Easily Get Blown Away
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on August 10, 2020. Interested in...
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The Latest Updates on Tropical Storm Isaias for the New York Metro Region
During times of emergency, The Foggiest Idea consolidates the reports of various news outlets to...
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Public Comments: Protect the Sanctity of Suffolk County’s Open Space Funding
The following comments were submitted on July 27, 2020 to elected officials within the Suffolk...
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Public Comments: Don’t Let Suffolk County Once Again Raid Drinking Water Protection Program Funding
The following comments were submitted on June 22, 2020 to elected officials within the Suffolk...
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Pine Barrens Nearly Saved, But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Out of the Woods
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on February 5, 2020. This piece was...
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Interviewed by News 12 Long Island: After Seven Years, How Much Have We Learned From Sandy?
The following was published by News 12 Long Island’s Geoff Bansen on October 30, 2019. The...
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Temperature records across the NY region are falling one after another with this latest February warm spell.
Our climate sites at Islip and JFK have already broken record high temperatures for 2/16 with readings of 63°. Islip breaks the record of 59°, set in 2018, and JFK breaks the record of 61°, set in 1976.
Other Records:
NYC: 71 (1954)
BDR: 57 (2018)
LGA: 69 (1954)
EWR: 74 (1954)
#YIMBY Twitter may not have liked what I had to say on #housing in my latest @NewsdayOpinion op-ed, but @Newsday readers agree - #LongIsland needs local input on #housing. You can read a sampling of their published thoughts here: https://www.thefoggiestidea.org/2023/02/14/newsday-readers-respond-to-murdocco-ask-hochul-to-find-open-housing-space/
Many thanks to Raymond Janis of @TBRNewsMedia for taking the time to talk to myself, @EdRomaine @NYAssemblyBrown and others about the prospect of the @MTA electrifying the @LIRR's Port Jefferson Branch. You can read his piece here: https://tbrnewsmedia.com/port-jeff-branch-riders-face-potentially-decades-more-electrification-woes/ #LIRR #GetaFoggyIdea