Quoted in TBR News Media: LIRR Port Jefferson Branch Riders Face Decades of Electrification Woes
The following excerpts are from an article by Raymond Janis that was published on page A4 of the...
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Featured in Newsday: 50 Years of the Long Island Expressway – Love or Hate, It’s ‘Hard to Imagine’ Long Island Without It
The following is both an interview conducted by Steve Langford for NewsdayTV, and the accompanying...
Read MoreQuoted by LongIsland.com: Controversial Luxury Development in East Quogue Moving Closer to Approval
The following excerpt is from an article by Lon Cohen that was published by LongIsland.com on February 27th, 2020. Richard Murdocco of The Foggiest Idea was quoted throughout. You can read the entire piece here. The...
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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...
Read MoreThe Foggiest Five: Pat Halpin, Former Suffolk County Executive
The following are answers to The Foggiest Five, a set of questions asked to influential Long Islanders on the future of the region. This round features Patrick Halpin, who served on the Suffolk County Legislature, in the New...
Read MoreLong Island Pulse: Driving Forces of Long Island Development
The following is an edited version of a piece that was first published as cover story for the March 2018 edition of Long Island Pulse Magazine. You can read the original version here. For decades, planners on Long Island have...
Read MoreWhat Long Island’s Current Drought Means For Future of our Fresh Water Supply
The following was written for the Long Island Press. You can read the original here. Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. It is a problem more befit an ancient mariner marooned on a desert island in the middle of a...
Read MoreDead Fish Piling Up on Long Island’s Shores Are a Warning Shot for County Execs
The following was written for the Long Island Press. You can read the original here. Long Island’s water quality crisis was on display in a very public way throughout the month of June, when tens of thousands of fish began...
Read MoreThe Foggiest Five: Steve Jones, Former Director of Planning for Suffolk County
The following are answers to The Foggiest Five, a set of questions asked to influential Long Islanders on the future of the region. This round features answers from Steve Jones, whose extensive resume includes CEO of the Suffolk...
Read MoreFire in the Pine Barrens: A Quick Introduction
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...
Read MoreThe Brookhaven Town Board Public Hearing on Sandy Hills
On July 19th, 2011, I read a statement advocating for sound environmental planning for the Sandy Hills proposal, a 135 multifamily development proposed for a 39.3 acre parcel. The proposal is in a state-designated Special...
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