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Water quality monitoring of Hempstead Bay shows reduced concentrations of nitrogen and ammonia, reflecting a decadeslong trend, but oxygen-depleting "excessive nutrient loads" still pose a threat to fish and plant life, according to a new report released Thursday.

A new report from Climate Jobs National Resource Center examines the Inflation Reduction Act’s potential to transform the clean energy sector, create high-quality union jobs, and advance equity.

Las Vegas Sands is now the official operator of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum as it bids for a state gambling license to build a proposed $6 billion casino-resort on the county-owned property.

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Americans claimed more than $8 billion in climate-friendly tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act last year, according to new data released by the Treasury Department, a “significant” number that is higher than initially expected, officials said.

“I am proud to have played a part in what LIA has accomplished for Long Island’s working families,” Durso said in the statement.

A nonprofit is proposing another charter school in Hempstead Village, but local school officials and some community leaders say it will add to the $86 million a year the district pays to charter schools — and that the area doesn't need another one.