New York: Long Island South Shore Toxic Algal Bloom
NOAA awarded a grant to State University of New York scientists to document the first known incidence of a bloom of harmful algae off Long Island’s south shore, and test a method that could control it.The algae, Cochlodinium polykrikiodes, has been linked to the mass deaths of wild and farmed fish worldwide, with catastrophic effects on aquaculture and local economies. Experience with this type of algae elsewhere suggests that, once established, blooms are likely to re-occur.
Beating land pressures
High land prices, particularly in coastal areas, make reclamation a relatively ‘cheap’ option for many port expansion projects.
Sand Dune Bulldozed Without Permit, Ventura California
Environmentalists are calling the removal of a sand dune a crime. But some Pierpont neighbors don’t see it that way.