Residents of Calverton and Manorville have launched a campaign to put out signs throughout their neighborhoods demanding they be connected to public water. (Credit: Tim Gannon)
Claire Bennett of Manorville has her drinking water tested monthly by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and over the past five years the chemicals found in those test results have included MTBE, benzene, acetone, isopropylbenezene, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2 Dichloroethane and chloromethane.
The levels of MTBE, a fuel additive that has caused cancer in lab animals, were at 110 parts per billion in 2016 tests, whereas as the maximum allowed contaminant level for MTBE in New York State was 10 ppb.
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The Suffolk County Legislature will consider a new bill that would protect honey bees on Long Island.
The bill would require exterminators to contact beekeepers if they identify a swarm of honey bees.
Adrienne Esposito heads the Citizens Campaign for the Environment. She said the bill would help protect the ecosystem in Suffolk County since bees play a significant role in the food production cycle. This bill is a common sense bill that simply requires exterminators to take a second look. If it’s a honey bee hive, they call a beekeeper and ask them to come get it,” Esposito said.
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