Reports

As part of our public education and outreach efforts, CCE produces reports on a number of environmental and public health issues. These include: 

Climate Change Impacts in New York State. February 2025

Suffolk County Fertilizer Survey. Are Stores Complying with Suffolk County’s Fertilizer Law to Protect our Waterways? October 2024

Critical Problems with Artificial Turf. August 2024

What’s in Our Water? Report on 1,4-Dioxane and PFAS Chemicals in Long Island’s Drinking Water in 2023. August 2024

Map of PFAS in Long Island drinking water (data from 2023). August 2024

Map of 1,4-Dioxane in Long Island drinking water (data from 2023). August 2024

Random, Restrictive Recycling: The Chaotic System on Long Island and the Policy Solution Needed to Fix It. July 2024

Long Island Sound High School Summit Action Agenda. 2024

Fire Island Wastewater Management Plan. April 2024

Protecting New York Communities from 1,4-Dioxane: New York State 1,4-Dioxane Legislation Creates Industry-Wide Change. February 2024

Our Offshore Wind Future Volume 2. October 2023

Our Offshore Wind Future Volume 1. July 2023

Long Island Sound High School Summit Action Agenda. 2023

Offshore Wind & Whale Protection | Energía Eólica Costa Afuera y Protección de Ballenas. April 2023

Understanding Ocean Sounds & Whales | Entendiendo ballenas y los sonidos oceánicos. April 2023

Protect and Restore Long Island Sound: Now and for Our Future. 2023

Protecting the Crab Meadow Watershed. December 2022

Contribution of household and personal care products to 1,4-dioxane contamination of drinking water. Doherty et al. 2022 

Vote On Prop 1: New York’s 2022 Environmental Bond Act. August 2022

Vote On New York’s 2022 Environmental Bond Act: Long Island. August 2022

Neonicotinoids: The Many Threats of Toxic Neonics. August 2022

Long Island Sound High School Summit Action Agenda. 2022

South Shore Estuary Reserve. A Celebration of 30 Years of Restoration: Next Steps to Protecting and Restoring the South Shore Estuary Reserve. December 2022

What’s In Your Water? Disappointing Deferrals Continue Exposing Long Islanders to Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water. March 2021

Bee on Your Best Beehive-iour: What You Can Do to Protect Bees. October 2020

Hive a Look and See: Bee Identification Card. October 2020

Transitioning to Renewable Energy with Offshore Wind. August 2020

Fighting Climate Change with Offshore Wind. August 2020

Wind and Wildlife. August 2020

The Great Lakes, Climate Change, and the Potential for Offshore Wind. August 2020

Great Lakes Offshore Wind and New York’s Clean Energy Economy. August 2020

Great Lakes Offshore Wind: Frequently Asked Questions. August 2020

Report Card: How Solar-Friendly are Long Island Municipalities? January 2020

What Does Your Water Cost? A Comprehensive Analysis of Residential Water Costs on Long Island. August 2019

Protecting our Waterways: Breaking the Plastic Habit. April 2019

Consumer Shopping Guide: Protecting Your Household from 1,4-Dioxane Exposure. March 2019