Kevin McAllister - nitrogen pollution - a plague to our waters

Last month researchers at Stony Brook University found “an intense and damaging brown tide” across much of Great South Bay and other bays on the south shore of eastern Long Island.

Brown tide is dangerous to shellfish and in recent years almost destroyed the scallop population, an important economic asset on the east end.  

Also, two recent fish kills in the Peconic Estuary brought further attention to the sorry  state of our waterways.

To help us understand why this is occurring and what can be done to fix it, I spoke last month to Kevin McAllister, president of the Sag Harbor-based environmental advocacy group Defend H2O.

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Here are some links to more information about the the pollution of Long Island's waterways:

Brown-Tide-On-The-Rise-In-Moriches-Shinnecock-Bays

Experts-Suspect-Diamondback-Terrapin-Die-Off-Is-Caused-By-A-Marine-Biotoxin

Dog-Dies-After-Ingesting-Georgica-Pond-Water

more coming