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John Durso, president of the Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, which represents several construction and trade unions, said the environmental documents Nassau County and Sands have already produced is "one of the most robust scoping documents we've seen on Long Island."

The 130-megawatt array produces maximum power at wind speeds of around 30 mph, Stephenson said. On Friday, the wind around the array was around 20 mph and the system was steadily producing around 70 megawatts. Each megawatt that offshore wind produces is enough energy to power around 400 homes.

Sunrise Wind this week began construction of temporary piers at Smith Point County Park as part of an effort to ferry materials across the water to complete a 17.5-mile cable for the offshore wind farm.

Voice actors say they fear AI could reduce or eliminate job opportunities because the technology could be used to replicate one performance into a number of other movements without their consent — a concern that led video game performers with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Televis

“Long Island is an island in the Atlantic Ocean on the front lines of climate change. This federal funding is significant for Long Island,” John Durso, Long Island Federation of Labor AFL-CIO president, said.

Recreational marijuana was legalized for adults 21 and older in the state in 2021.