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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Tag: Suffolk County Water Authority
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...
Read MoreThe Real Deal: The Start of a New Industrial Era for Long Island Developers?
The following is an extended version of a story that was first published in The Real Deal’s June 2019 Tri-State Magazine. You can read the original version here. A mixed-use project’s pivot to warehouse space might make...
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As Suffolk Wages War On Nitrogen, Other Threats to Region’s Waters Demand Attention
The following was published exclusively on The Foggiest Idea on January 30th, 2019. Want to...
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 MoreNew York City’s Plan to Reopen Queens Wells Puts Nassau Residents Up a Creek
The following was first published on The Foggiest Idea on August 8, 2017, and later published by The Island Now on August 10, 2017. You can read the piece on The Island Now here. New York City, which consumes almost a billion...
Read MoreIs Bellone’s Bid for a Drinking Water Tax a Ploy to Promote Development?
The following was written for the Long Island Press, and published on May 9, 2016. You can read the original here. From the crowded podium at an outdoor press conference in Yaphank last month, backed by a supportive chorus of...
Read MoreSuffolk Plan Won’t Save the Aquifers by Using Sewers to Promote Development
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original can be read here. The sole source of every Long Islander’s drinking water is being threatened by over-development, pesticides and rising sea levels. But are the...
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 MoreResponse to Law: Consolidate Long Island’s Water and Power Agencies
The following letter to the editor was published in Newsday on 9/4/12. You can read the digital copy here: http://www.newsday.com/opinion/letters/letters-merge-lipa-and-water-districts-1.3943313Hello, my name is Richard Murdocco...
Read MoreLong Island’s Hydrogeology 101: How LI’s Groundwater System Works
What follows is an introduction to Long Island’s groundwater system. In order to craft sound policy, it is crucial for the public to have access to data that helps inform the policymaking process.Long Island is unique in...
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