Emergency Planning | The Foggiest Idea

Long Island’s Utility Preparation Always Leaves Us Powerless for the Next Bad Storm

by Richard Murdocco | Aug 7, 2015 | Environmental Policy, Storms | 0

The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original can be read here. With a thunderclap, Syosset residents awoke long before dawn to witness what looked like a strobe light outside as flashes of lightning...

With Sound Planning, Long Island Will Be Prepared

by Richard Murdocco | Dec 4, 2012 | Environmental Policy, Storms | 0

The following piece appeared on the NYMuniBlog and the Times Beacon Record both online and in...

Frankenstorm: The Lessons from Hurricane Irene

by Richard Murdocco | Oct 26, 2012 | Environmental Policy, Storms | 0

Be sure to #GetaFoggyIdea and check out the Hurricane Storm Surge Map for Long Island, thanks to...

Fire in the Pine Barrens: A Quick Introduction

by Richard Murdocco | Apr 10, 2012 | Environmental Policy | 1

While watching the coverage of the fires in the Pine Barrens, I was surprised at how little was known about not only the region, but the emergency plans in place in case of wildfires. What follows is a quick introduction to the...