To the editor: Regarding the Department of Environmental Conservation’s announcement that hunters killed a near-record number of New York’s black bears in 2015 (more than 1,700 animals), decimation of a quarter of the species is nothing to celebrate. Black bears, including mothers, rarely attack when humans approach them and […]

  The LIRR third track story is just beginning To the editor: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s latest announcements that no homes will be taken and seven grade crossings will be eliminated as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road Main Line Third Track project were lacking specific details. […]

To the editor: In response to the article ”Fight over GMO Labeling Heats Up”, I was happy to see more public discussion about — and what I understood as support for — GMO labeling. As an environmental studies student on Long Island, GMO labeling concerns me deeply. I personally feel […]

To the editor, The bill proposed in New York (S.6863) to allow hunters to wear pink in place of orange made clear its goal: to recruit more women into hunting. But any woman who cares about her family shouldn’t be swayed by a rosy-hued hunting vest into gunning down animals. […]

When it came to transportation, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s annual State of the State speech made for some great sound bites but provided little substance.  Cuomo failed to give any specifics of how he will come up with $8.3 billion promised to meet the shortfall his proposed 2015 – 2019 MTA […]