By Christopher Gangemi The East Hampton Town Board, minus Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, who was attending Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address in Albany, took a bit of a victory lap at Tuesday’s meeting in Montauk for the completion of the Ditch Plain dune. The 16-foot-tall “emergency structure” now stands impudently, or perhaps daringly, maybe… Read More
BOSTON, MA – Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA.) and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-1), James McGovern (MA-2), Lori Trahan (MA-3), Jake Auchincloss (MA-4), Seth Moulton (MA-6), Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), Stephen F. Lynch (MA-8), and Bill Keating (MA-9) in announcing that Massachusetts will receive an estimated $92.8 million… Read More
As Earth warms due to climate change, oceans are heating up, becoming more acidic, and losing oxygen. These changes threaten marine life, food webs, and global fisheries. Scientists agree that cutting greenhouse gas emissions is essential, but current efforts are not enough to keep global warming below the 1.5–2 degrees Celsius targets set by the… Read More
For more than a decade, fleets of dredgers have been pouring sand onto remote reefs in the South China Sea, turning shallow coral platforms into solid ground with runways, ports, and radar domes. What looks like a technical triumph from space comes with a heavy ecological bill under the waves. Scientific studies now show that… Read More
A popular Douglas Shire beach will undergo rehabilitation and restoration works in 2026, with initial works scheduled to begin next week. The southern end of Newell Beach will receive sand scraping, a process that shifts sand from lower parts of the beach to rebuild the natural dune profile, as an interim measure to stabilise the… Read More
