September 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

Oct 1, 2025

The Research Vessel Seawolf has returned to the dock in Port Jefferson Harbor

Photo above: The Research Vessel Seawolf has returned to the dock in Port Jefferson Harbor

 

Congratulatons to Dr. Adam Charboneau who is part of the Inaugural SUNY Sustainability Faculty Fellows Class of 2025. State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. on September 23 recognized New York Climate Week with the announcement of SUNY’s inaugural Sustainability Faculty Fellows. The 11 fellows, representing 11 SUNY campuses, will assist other faculty in incorporating climate and sustainability topics into existing courses and develop new applied learning opportunities.

 

Dr. Kevin Reed has received a new award of $200,000 from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory entitled “Continued understanding of flooding hazards along the East Coast”.

Project summary: Hurricanes are intense centers of low pressure that bring extreme conditions, including high winds, precipitation, and storm surge to coastal cities along the East Coast of the U.S. The combination of these hazards can lead to compounding flooding impacts in these areas of high population density, including direct implications for critical energy infrastructure. This work will expand on past work that utilizes Earth system models, including the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM), at high-resolution to better understand the compound nature of hurricane events along the East Coast. The work will focus on the Philadelphia region – given the recent flooding impacts following events such as Hurricane Ida in 2021 that caused widespread flooding in the region due to extreme precipitation. In addition, this work will also build on existing approaches utilized by the team to include the storm surge component within these modeling frameworks given its broad applications for the mid-Atlantic and Florida regions of the East Coast.

Dr. Lokesh Padhye and Dr. Chris Gobler have received an award of $11,000 from the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility entitled “Evaluating PFAS in applied biosolids on Long Island and their impact on surrounding soil, water, and produce”.

Project summary: This project studies the presence and movement of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Long Island agricultural systems, focusing on farms where wastewater- and retail-derived biosolids are applied. The team will map biosolid use, collect and analyze samples of soils, water, and produce, and compare PFAS occurrence on biosolid-amended versus non-amended farms. The work will assess potential impacts on Long Island’s sole-source aquifer while maintaining strict confidentiality for participating growers. Findings will be shared through confidential farmer reports, stakeholder webinars, and a peer-reviewed publication, with all PFAS sampling provided at no cost to farmers or neighbors.

Dr. Joe Warren has received an award in the amount of $95,000 from Woodside Energy (via a subcontract through Jasco Applied Sciences Australia) entitled “Browse Blue Whale Ecological Survey Program”.

Summary: In order for energy exploration activities to occur with minimal impact on protected species in a given habitat, information on the factors that contribute to the presence and behavior of these animals is needed. This project will collect information on the abundance and distribution of krill in a region of Australia where pygmy blue whales travel and forage and seeks to better understand: the temporal and spatial variability in krill abundance and distribution and the relationships between environmental conditions, krill abundance, and predator (i.e. pygmy blue whale) abundance, behavior, and habitat preference. A combination of environmental, passive acoustic, and active acoustic systems deployed on moorings and bottom landers; and research cruises collecting net, video, active acoustic, and eDNA samples will be used to assess how the components of this ecosystem vary and interact over the study period as well as to develop operational strategies that minimize the impact of energy exploration activities in this region.

 

Dr. Chengxue (Cheng) Li, a Research Scientist in the Chen Lab at SoMAS, was selected to receive the Edward Hastings Memorial Award from NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). This prestigious award honors non-federal employees who provide integral services to the NEFSC, demonstrating exceptional dedication, excellence in job performance, and significant contributions to the Center’s mission. Cheng was recognized for his leadership in developing an advanced management strategy evaluation tool and advancing stock assessment methods, both of which have been applied across NEFSC, NMFS, and internationally, providing valuable insights for fisheries assessment and management. He will be recognized during the NEFSC all-hands meeting on September 3, 2025.

The Edward Hastings Memorial Award is named in honor of Edward (Ed) Hastings, who was born in New York and earned his degree in agronomy from the State University of New York (SUNY). Although trained in soils and plants, Ed’s lifelong passion was aquatic life, especially saltwater fishes. After college, he worked as an environmental consultant in the Hudson River and Long Island Sound — regions close to Stony Brook’s coastal research legacy — before joining NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Maine, where he managed large-scale tagging and telemetry programs for Atlantic salmon. Ed passed away in 2006 after a long illness, but he remained active in his NEFSC work until late in his life. He is remembered not only for his technical accomplishments but also for his positive, upbeat spirit and dedication to advancing fisheries science.

Malcolm Bowman with lifetime achievement award token

Malcolm Bowman with lifetime achievement award token

Malcolm Bowman, Professor Emeritus at SoMAS, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday September 6, 2025 by the Friends of Stony Brook Harbor at Long Beach, Nissequogue, New York. Presentation of the award was made by Richard Smith, Mayor of the Stony Brook Harbor village of Nissequogue. Smith cited Bowman’s many decades of work on studying and helping to preserve the harbor and coastal waters. Bowman was also presented with a New York State Assembly Certificate of Merit by Assemblyperson Rebecca Kassay. Malcolm Bowman accepted an original painting of a horseshoe crab as recognition by the Friends of the Harbor. He also paid tribute to his long-time colleague, Professor Larry Swanson, who had worked with him on studies of the harbor and also on a comprehensive volume on the oceanography, sedimentology and biology of the Smithtown Bay region, “Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides: The Natural History of a Long Island Pocket Bay,” published in 2016 (Excelsior Editions). The harbor celebration included an opening welcome by the Setalcott Nation, music, natural history exhibits, and a dunk tank occupied by the mayor of Nissequogue, who was dunked several times!

Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Pochron and Dr. Jackie Collier who, along with Stony Brook University faculty Liliana Dávalos in Ecology and Evolution and retired Sustainability Studies lecturer James Hoffman, recently received an NSF award in the amount of $450,052 entitled “Azolla as a Soil Amendment to Facilitate Carbon Sequestration”

 

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Gong, W., Beagley, S. R., Toyota, K., Skov, H., Christensen, J. H., Lupu, A., … Shepson, P. B., … & Vestenius, M. (2025). Modelling Arctic Lower Tropospheric Ozone: processes controlling seasonal variations. EGUsphere, 2025, 1-72.

Bohorquez, J. J., Santora, C., Valladares, A. G., van Pul, J., Verde, J., Gamboa, M., … Pikitch, E. K., & Gonzalez, M. J. (2025). A roundtable on marine protected area finance: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean on four keys to success for improving financial sustainability. Marine Policy, 182, 106891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106891

Pan, Y., Wang, W., Liu, Y., Zhang, M., Zhu, W., Lin, W., & Liu, Z. (2025). LLMs Performance Evaluation: A Case Study in Climate Change Statements. ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review, 53(2), 79-81.

Faull, L. E. M., Zaliznyak, T., & Taylor, G. T. (2025). Assessing the Lost Fraction: Diversity, Abundance, and Mass of Microplastics (1-300 µm) in Aquatic Systems. Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), (222), e68148.

Zhu, X., Liu, X., Li, Q., Li, J., Collier, J., & Wang, G. (2025). ACP Activation Enhances Differential Fatty Acid Accumulation in Engineered Thraustochytrids via Optimized Transformation. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Tong, G., Ma, W., Chao, J., Zhong, Z., Zhang, M., Lin, W., & Zhu, W. (2025). Enhancing Coastal Sea Level Predictions: A Hybrid Approach Combining TimeGAN-Augmented Data, and CNN-GRU Models. ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review, 53(2), 74-78.

Hathaway, J. R., Moses, J. M., Sanders Davis, S. J., Rowan, K. E., Colle, B. A., Bojsza, E. J., … & Brennan, S. E. (2025). Impact of a Workshop with Visualization and Ethics Discussion on Awareness of Flood Risk and Intent to Protect. Weather, Climate, and Society.

Tomkins, L. M., Yuter, S. E., Miller, M. A., Oue, M., & Helms, C. N. (2025). Synthesis of surface snowfall rates and radar-observed storm structures in 10+ years of Northeast US winter storms. EGUsphere, 2025, 1-42.

Xie, J., & Zhang, M. (2025). Impact of orographic drag schemes on East Asia rainfall. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 130(18), e2024JD041336.

Tang, W., Arabas, S., Curtis, J. H., Knopf, D. A., West, M., & Riemer, N. (2025). The impact of aerosol mixing state on immersion freezing: Insights from classical nucleation theory and particle-resolved simulations. EGUsphere, 2025, 1-50.

 

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Wellbeing Whisperer/MSN: Urgent Warnings as Gulf Heat Sets Stage for Explosive Hurricanes

  • Climate science offers a second foundation of urgency. Records reveal that the average Gulf temperatures during the years in which the region sees maximum hurricane activity have increased 1–2°F over the past 40 years, and marine heatwaves like the current one enhance sudden intensification by 50%. A quick attribution study concluded that once-in-a-record-history Gulf temperatures such as those that fueled Hurricanes Helene and Milton were made hundreds of times more probable by global warming. Stony Brook University’s Dr. Kevin Reed said, Warmer ocean temperatures are leading to more storms that undergo rapid intensification leading to an increase in the proportion of storms that reach major hurricane strength.

 ZME Science: Scientists Finally Prove Dust Helps Clouds Freeze and It Could Change Climate Models

  • The challenges were obvious. To watch an ice crystal nucleate, researchers would need instruments on an aircraft or balloon to catch a micrometer-sized droplet in a cloud at just the right moment. “It’s like Schrödinger’s cat,” said Daniel Knopf, an atmospheric scientist at Stony Brook University who was not involved in the work. “Either there’s an ice crystal, or there’s a liquid droplet.”

Toledo Blade: Experts: Toxin peaks aren’t as high, but algal blooms are lasting longer

  • One of the speakers was Chris Gobler, Stony Brook University endowed chair of coastal ecology and conservation. Mr. Gobler also is a Stony Brook distinguished professor in that university’s school of marine and atmospheric sciences. He noted that 2024 was the Earth’s warmest year on record and said that climate change impacts are affecting all parts of the world differently. “These averages aren’t as important as the details for a given ecosystem,” Mr. Gobler said.

Pariakiaki: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Arrives in U.S. for Historic Official Visit

  • On September 20, coinciding with International World Coastal Cleanup Day, the Patriarch, known as the “Green Patriarch,” will be honored at an Environmental Tribute at Stony Brook University’s Marine Station in Southampton. Later that day, he will lead the annual Synaxis of Hierarchs at Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church in Southampton, followed by Great Vespers and a banquet.

NPR: Wildfire smoke is killing Americans. A new study quantifies how much

  • “The numbers are quite striking,” says Minghao Qiu, a climate and public health scientist at Stony Brook University and the lead author of the study. By the middle of the century, smoke levels could be double or triple the average wildfire smoke concentrations experienced across the country today, he says. (Also in WNIU-FM, Illinois Issues, and 26 other publications)

Science Daily: Wildfire smoke could kill 70,000 Americans a year by 2050

“What we see, and this is consistent with what others find, is a nationwide increase in wildfire smoke,” said lead study author Minghao Qiu, an assistant professor at Stony Brook University who worked on the study as a postdoctoral researcher in Burke’s lab. “There are larger increases on the West Coast, but there’s also long-range transport of wildfire smoke across the country, including massive recent smoke events in the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. from Canadian fires.”

Asia Research News: Annual deaths from wildfire smoke projected to increase

  • Increases in wildfires, linked to projected future climate change, are expected to cause a notable increase in premature deaths, according to two modelling studies published in Nature. In the USA, wildfire smoke could be responsible for approximately 70,000 additional deaths every year by 2050 under a high-emissions scenario, one paper suggests. Globally, the figures may rise to 1.4 million premature deaths annually by the end of the century, the other paper proposes. The findings demonstrate the substantial health burden that wildfire smoke may cause, and highlight the need to identify strategies to mitigate the risk of such fires. (Minghao Qiu, Stony Brook University)

Capital Public Radio: Wildfire smoke is killing Americans. A new study quantifies how much

  • “The numbers are quite striking,” says Minghao Qiu, a climate and public health scientist at Stony Brook University and the lead author of the study. By the middle of the century, smoke levels could be double or triple the average wildfire smoke concentrations experienced across the country today, he says.

TechSpace 2.0: Black Hole Feasts, AI for Teens & Climate Alarms: Science News Roundup (Sept 18–19, 2025)

  • “The link between wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden can be very high, and we are seeing a clear increase in wildfire smoke nationwide, including long-range transport…,” said lead author Dr. Minghao Qiu of Stony Brook University news.stonybrook.edu.

National Herald: Stony Brook University to Present Medal to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

  • Stony Brook University will present the Stony Brook Council University Medal to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church, on Saturday, September 20 at the Stony Brook Southampton Campus. This is in recognition of his efforts on behalf of climate action, faith-based environmentalism and helping to foster interfaith dialogue. The presentation of the Stony Brook Council University Medal is the highest form of recognition awarded by Stony Brook and it is reserved for individuals who have had a significant and lasting impact on the university and community.

Kahawa Tungu: Scientists uncover key genetic adaptations to desert survival in partnership with Turkana pastoralists

  • The Turkana story offers critical insights as humanity confronts global climate change. For generations, this pastoralist community has developed strategies to endure scarcity and heat—knowledge that is increasingly relevant for the future. “Worldwide, indigenous communities like the Turkana, and other people in Northern Kenya are essential partners in advancing our knowledge of human resilience,” said Prof. Dino J. Martins, Director of the Turkana Basin Institute at Stony Brook University. “Their deep connection with the landscapes and ecology of the region, and adaptation to one of the earth’s hottest and most arid environments over time, provides lessons for how climate and environmental changes continue to shape human biology and health. This discovery adds another important piece of knowledge to our wider understanding of human evolution.”

The Star: Scientists unlock genetic secrets of Turkanas survival in harsh desert

  • “Worldwide, indigenous communities like the Turkana, and other people in Northern Kenya are essential partners in advancing our knowledge of human resilience,” director of the Turkana Basin Institute at Stony Brook University Dino J. Martins said.

27 East: Leader of Orthodox Christians To Visit Southampton, Bless Shinnecock Bay

  • The religious leader of Orthodox Christianity, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, will visit the East End this weekend, with plans to attend a divine liturgy at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Southampton and then a stop at the Stony Brook University Southampton campus, where he will bless Shinnecock Bay.

Orthodox Times: Stony Brook University honored Ecumenical Patriarch for environmental action

  • On Saturday, September 20, 2025, marking World Coastal Cleanup Day, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Southampton Marine Science Center of Stony Brook University in New York.

The National Herald: Patriarch Bartholomew Addresses Environmental Protection at Stony Brook University, which Honored Him

  • On Saturday, September 20 Stony Brook University honored Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew when the school presented ‘Oceans of Hope- Environmental Tribute to the ‘Green” Patriarch’ on the occasion of International Coastal Cleanup Day at the Avram Theater at Stony Brook University Southampton, NY. The event featured an address by the Patriarch in the presence of President of Stony Brook University, Andrea Goldsmith and Chairman of Stony Brook Council, Kevin Law, among other distinguished guests.

Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο: Address of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch BARTHOLOMEW – “Oceans of Hope” Environmental Tribute to the “Green” Patriarch On the International Coastal Cleanup Day [The Avram Theater at Stony Brook University Southampton, New York – September 20, 2025]

  • On this day, when we observe International Coastal Cleanup Day, we give thanks to God for the opportunity to be here on Long Island with you at Stony Brook University. Earlier today, we toured the remarkable Southampton Marine Sciences Center of the University, where the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science works tirelessly for policies and initiatives to preserve our planet’s most valuable resource – our oceans and seas.

Smithsonian Magazine: Wildfire Smoke Will Likely Kill Thousands More Americans Each Year

  • “The numbers are really striking, but those don’t need to be inevitable,” Minghao Qiu, an environmental scientist at Stony Brook University and the paper’s lead author, tells Matt Simon at Grist. “There are a lot of things we could do to reduce this number.” (Also in MSN)

Newsday: Stony Brook University-led study finds wildfire smoke could lead to tens of thousands of deaths

  • A new study led by a Stony Brook University researcher projects that, due to climate change factors, there will be more wildfires in the coming decades, and their smoke could lead to tens of thousands of deaths by 2050. And the impact could be felt locally.

Daily Dispatch: Wildfire smoke is killing Americans; a new study quantifies how much

  • “The numbers are quite striking,” says Minghao Qiu, a climate and public health scientist at Stony Brook University and the lead author of the study. By the middle of the century, smoke levels could be double or triple the average wildfire smoke concentrations experienced across the country today, he says.

LA Times: Could wildfire smoke become America’s leading climate health threat by 2050?

  • “The numbers are very big, and it definitely surprised us,” said Minghao Qiu, lead author and assistant professor at Stony Brook University. “We find that wildfire smoke is already killing a lot of people.” (Also in AOL and Yahoo)

Slashdot: Could Wildfire Smoke Become America’s Leading Climate Health Threat By 2050?

  • The study also estimates a higher number of deaths than previous work in part because it projected mortality up to three years after a person has been exposed to wildfire smoke. It also illustrates the dangers of smoke drifting from fire-prone regions into wetter parts of the country, a recent phenomenon that has garnered more attention with large Canadian wildfires contributing to hazy skies in the Midwest and East Coast in the last several years. “Everybody is impacted across the U.S.,” said Minghao Qiu [lead author and assistant professor at Stony Brook University]. “Certainly the Western U.S. is more impacted. But the Eastern U.S. is by no means isolated from this problem.”

Insurance Journal: Wildfire Smoke Set to Cause Mounting Deaths and Economic Losses

  • In another study, researchers at Stanford and Stony Brook University separately found that wildfire pollution could lead to over 71,000 premature deaths by 2050 in the US under a high emissions scenario. For the past decade, an average of 40,000 people died prematurely every year due to exposure to wildfire smoke. Both reports were published in Nature on Thursday [Sept. 18].

The Guardian: Dodging New York traffic: how hundreds of whales are on a collision course with ships and boats

  • Lesley Thorne, a marine scientist at Stony Brook University on Long Island, says several factors are converging dangerously: recovering humpback populations, potential climate-related shifts in their food, and whales venturing into shipping corridors to feed. “It is this perfect storm of events,” she says.

Newsday: Northport study will look at flooding — and whether a ‘harbor walk’ would help ease it

  • Henry Bokuniewicz, a distinguished-service professor with Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, said that like the South Shore, the North Shore is vulnerable to rising sea levels and climate change — but the way the problem manifests is different.

Politico: Wildfire smoke set to cause mounting deaths and economic losses

  • In another study, researchers at Stanford and Stony Brook universities separately found that wildfire pollution could lead to over 71,000 premature deaths by 2050 in the U.S. under a high emissions scenario. For the past decade, an average of 40,000 people died prematurely every year due to exposure to wildfire smoke. Both reports were published in Nature on Thursday.

AsianNet News: By 2050, Wildfire Smoke Could Surpass All Other U.S. Climate Damages

  • “Even if we cut global emissions and stabilize warming, deaths from wildfire smoke in the U.S. will likely exceed 60,000 annually by 2050,” said lead author Minghao Qiu, now at Stony Brook University.

South Shore Press: Stony Brook professor patents real-time sensor for nitrogen compounds in water

  • A new patent has been awarded to Qingzhi Zhu, Associate Professor at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, for a sensor system that can simultaneously detect nitrate/nitrite and ammonium in water in real time. The technology is expected to improve the monitoring of wastewater treatment and septic systems by providing immediate data on water quality.

Newsday: First Greek Orthodox cathedral in Suffolk is Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons

  • Stony Brook University on Saturday awarded Bartholomew the Stony Brook Council University Medal for his efforts on “climate action, faith-based environmentalism and helping foster interfaith dialogue,” the university said. The ceremony was at the school’s Southampton campus. Bartholomew also took a boat tour of the Shinnecock Bay with Stony Brook professors from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences department who study and try to help preserve the environment.

Orthodox Times: Bartholomew: The Church of Russia continues to provide cover for the Russian State’s war against Ukraine

  • At an earlier event during the Ecumenical Patriarch’s Apostolic Visit to the U.S., Stony Brook University President Andrea Goldsmith said that the Ecumenical Patriarch has brought climate change to the forefront of discourse.

Newsday: Long Island’s vulnerable South Shore Estuary Reserve gets a $2.4 million funding boost

  • Dr. Bradley Peterson, a professor at the Stony Brook School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, said the funding is critical since water temperatures along the East Coast are insidiously rising faster than other areas, endangering plant and animal life within the estuary. “What that means is many things that can’t move are having a hard time adapting with this change,” Peterson said.

SUNY: Chancellor King Kicks Off SUNY Climate Research Task Force as Part of New York Climate Week (press release)

  • The task force advances the educational and research aspects of SUNY’s Climate & Sustainability Action Plan. The committee’s chairs are: Dr. Michele Grimm, Dean of the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering at the State University of New York at Albany and members include Dr. Minghua Zhang, Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook

Verve Times: Wildfire smoke is an insidious and growing public health threat

  • “This is going to be a trade off,” says Minghao Qiu, a professor at Stony Brook University and one of Burke’s co-authors. But “we’ll be able to manage our vegetation and that will reduce the likelihood of future catastrophic fire risk.”

104.5 FM: Toxic Wildfire Smoke In New York Leading To Massive Deaths

  • “Deaths from wildfire smoke result from inhaling a complex mix of chemicals. Wildfires can expose large numbers of people to these toxic pollutants for days or weeks at a time, contributing to deaths up to three years after the initial exposure,” Stony Brook University, which led the study, states. (Also in WQBK-FM and WPDH-FM)

Earth.com: Wildfire smoke is becoming America’s deadliest climate threat

  • The study comes from a team led by Stanford University and includes researchers from Stony Brook University. They wanted to put real numbers to something people have felt getting worse: smoke exposure.

Good Men Project: Wildfire Smoke Could Soon Kill 71,000 Americans Every Year The haze may already kill 40,000 people in the U.S. each year — the same number who die in traffic crashes. Climate change will only make matters worse.

  • Together, the studies add to a growing body of evidence that wildfires are killing an extraordinary number of people — and are bound to claim ever more if humanity doesn’t rapidly slow climate change and better protect itself from pollution. “The numbers are really striking, but those don’t need to be inevitable,” said Minghao Qiu, an environmental scientist at Stony Brook University and lead author of the first paper. “There are a lot of things we could do to reduce this number.”

Connecticut Public: Dolphin sightings off the Fairfield coast signal restoration progress, changing climate, experts say

  • Experts and environmentalists from Fairfield University, Stony Brook University, UConn and Save the Sound, an environmental conservation group, confirmed the animals Taylor’s family recently saw were dolphins. The experts point to a number of factors explaining why dolphins are appearing off Connecticut’s so called gold coast in greater numbers.

LI Herald: Keeping the ‘oyster’ in Oyster Bay

  • To support that process, volunteers give what Crafa called “TLC” to the cages throughout the summer. Every two weeks, they clean algae and other organisms from the wire mesh, measure sample oysters and record the data for researchers at Adelphi and Stony Brook universities. The careful maintenance increases survival rates, ensuring that more oysters live long enough to reproduce.

Long Island Press: Town of Oyster Bay receives $244,000 grant to protect shore

  • “The South Shore Estuary Reserve is one of New York’s most valuable natural resources, and these grants will help ensure it remains healthy and resilient for generations to come,” he said in a statement. The seven other grant recipients were the Nassau Soil and Water Conservation District for $236,000, Stony Brook University for $819,900, Citizens Campaign for the Environment for $238,000, Suffolk County for $275,000, the Seatuck Environmental Association for $70,000, the NY Sea Grant for $50,000 and the Village of Southampton for $506,000.

Chicago Sun Times: New federal vaccine recommendations will put most vulnerable children at risk

  • A growing body of research warns that wildfire smoke may become one of America’s deadliest environmental threats. A recent study published in Nature by researchers from Stanford and Stony Brook universities projects up to 70,000 annual deaths by 2050, even under low-emissions scenarios.

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