CCOM Media Coverage Archive
- 10.18.2024 EH Star | Drainage Work in Montauk May Help Flooding but Harm Pond
- 10.16.2024 EH Press | Fort Pond Drainage Project Vexes CCOM
- 9.17.2024 EH Press | ‘Gritty Optimism’ on the Environment: CCOM’s New Hire Gets To Work
- 9.1.2024 Newsday (Online) | CCOM Monitors East End Water Quality for Bacteria & Harmful Algal Blooms
- 9.1.2024 Newsday (PDF) | CCOM Monitors East End Water Quality for Bacteria & Harmful Algal Blooms
- 8.9.2024 Office of NYS Governor | Governor Hochul Announces Resiliency Efforts to Protect Long Island from Extreme Storms
- 8.9.2024 27 East | Bearing Gifts, Governor Hochul Visits Montauk and East Hampton
- 8.9.2024 Newsday | State awards $2.5 million to fortify Ditch Plains Beach in Montauk
- 8.9.2024 East End Beacon | Hochul Sweeps Through East End with Money for Projects
- 8.02.2024 EH Star | Water Report: High Bacterial Levels at Many Test Sites
- 7.30.2024 Montauk Sun | Surfing Montauk with Debra Rose_ Rell Sunn
- 7.25.2024 EH Star | Water Report_ Better This Week
- 7.18.2024 EH Star | Montauk the Winner at Rell Sunn Contest
- 7.11.2024 EH Star | Is that Water Safe? Weekly Testing Helps To Answer the Question
- 7.11.2024 EH Star | Algae Bloom in Montauk’s Fort Pond
- 7.4.2024 Hamptons.com | The 26th Annual Rell Sunn Surf Contest & Benefit Returns to Montauk!
- 6.27.2024 EH Star | Water Report_ Bacteria Counts Increase as Temperatures
- 6.25.2024 27 East | The 26th Annual Rell Sunn Surf Contest and Benefit Is July 13
- 6.21.2024 EH Star | Monitoring High Bacteria Levels in Lake MTK
- 6.20.2024 EH Star | Letters to the Editor – Thanks to everyone
- 6.20.2024 East End Beacon | In Montauk, Resilience Has Many Meanings
- 6.19.2024 Newsday | $1.7M project to Shore Up Montauk Surf Spot Kicks Off
- 6.6.2024 East End Beacon | CCOM To Host Discussion on Coastal Resiliency and the Future of Our Town
- 5.20.2024 27 East | Ditch Plains Beach_ Past, Present, Future
- 5.16.2024 Newsday | As Sea Levels Rise, Long Island Faces Slow-Moving Crisis, Experts Say
- 5.14.2024 Surfrider Foundation | Surfrider Foundation Protecting Clean Water on Eastern Long Island, New York
- 3.24.2024 America’s Engineers | Army Corps Completes Coastal Project Ahead of Schedule; Engages Community
- 3.19.2024 Newsday | East Hampton Reacts to Erosion with Renewed Focus on Coastal Resilience
- 3.18.2024 | USACE | Army Corps Completes Coastal Project Ahead of Schedule; Engages Community
- 3.15.2024 East End Beacon | South Fork Wind Project Is Powered Up
- 3.14.20024 Office of NYS Governor | Gov. Hochul Announces Completion of South Fork Wind, First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in the US
- 3.14.2024 EH Star | Young Filmmakers Turn Lens on Montauk Beaches
- 3.14.2024 Newsday LI | Long Island’s Storm-Battered Beaches Raise Questions Of How To Deal With Erosion
- 3.14.2024 Dan’s Papers | South Fork Wind Whirls Into History Off Montauk
- 3.14.2024 CCE | Officials Mark Completion Of Milestone South Fork Wind Project
- 3.7.2024 EH Star | A Plan To Rebuild Ditch Plain Dune in Montauk
- 2.29.2024 EH Star | Presto! Montauk Has a Downtown Beach Again
- 2.6.2024 EH Star | Balloon Pickup Prize on Offer
- 1.31.2024 27 East | Young Montauk Filmmakers Appeal for Help at Ditch Plains
- 1.26.2024 EH Trustees Website | Montauk School’s Annual Science Fair 2024
- 1.26.2024 Office of NYS Governor | Gov. Hochul Announces Emergency Federal Action for Fire Island
- 1.25.2024 EH Star | Letters to the Editor – Ditch Replenishment
- 1.19.2024 Newsday | East Hampton Reacts to Erosion with Renewed Focus on Coastal Resilience
- 1.18.2024 EH Star | A Petition for Storm Relief at Ditch Plain
- 1.17.2024 27 East | East Hampton Pleads for Help Bolstering Montauk’s Coastal Protections
- 1.16.2024 News 12 | Ditch Plains Residents Plead for Help From the Federal Government for Their Battered Beach
- 1.2.2024 Newsday | Hampton looks to target invasive species in Montauk’s Benson Reserve
- 12.21.2023 EH Star | CCOM Appoints New Director
- 10.16.2023 LI Newsday | Montauk to Get Coastal Restoration Project
- 9.28.2023 EH Star | A Petition for Goats at Montauk Preserve
- 9.13.2023 EH Press | Benson Reserve Invasive Plant Removal Project Wins Support From Montauk CAC
- 4.28.2023 EH Star | CCOM Hires Gobler to Study Wastewater Issues
- 4.20.2023 Financial News | Montauk Brewing Co. Launches Project 4:20
- 3.16.2023 EH Star | A Largely Positive Water Quality Report
- 3.13.2023 EH Star | Floating Wetlands Will Return
- 12.21.2022 | EH Press | East End Leaders Reflect on Future of Fight Against Climate Change
- 11.18.2022 | EH Press | Montauk Floating Wetlands Tested
- 9.7.2022 | EH Press | EH Adopts Coastal Resiliency Plan, Including Retreat
- 9.6.2022 | EH Star | Town Adopts Coastal Plan
- 7.20.2022 | EH Press | Environmental Organizations Release Water Testing Report
- 5.30.2022 | EH Press | CCOM Volunteers Install Floating Wetlands
- 5.25.2022 | EH Star | Strong Support for Water Quality Projects
- 5.19.2022 | EH Star | Urge Adoption of Coastal Resiliency Plan
- 5.5.2022 | EH Star | Letter to the Editor: Must Prepare
- 5.5.2022 | SH Press | Town Officials consider Uses for Reclaimed Sand Mines
- 5.2.2022 | EH Star | Focus on Reducing Nitrogen
- 5.2.2022 | EH Press | Express Sessions: Remaking Montauk in the Face of Rising Seas
- 4.28.2022 | EH Press | ‘Picture of Vulnerable’: Montauk at Center of Climate Change Concerns
- 4.27.2022 | EH Press | Development Shifts, Montauk ‘Levee’ Among Suggested Responses In Report To Sea Level Rise
- 4.20.2022 | EH Press | Express Sessions: Montauk, On The Front Lines Of Climate Change, Must Begin To Plan Ahead
- December 12, 2019: EH Star: Montauk Plan for Resilience Faces Resistance From Some
- December 10, 2019: Independent: Floating Wetlands for Montauk’s Fort Pond
- November 27, 2019: EH Star: Four Win EH Town Water Grants
- August 1, 2019: EH Star: Questions on Water Quality Remain Unanswered at Popular Montauk Surfers’ Beach
- August 1, 2019: EH Star: Harmful Algal Bloom Persists in Ft. Pond
- July 19, 2019: EH Star: High Bacteria Levels at South End of Lake Montauk
- July 18, 2019: EH Star: Water Worries at Ditch Plain
- June 27, 2019: Newsday: Montauk Pipe Bacteria Suspected from Federal Beach Project
- June 26, 2019: WSHU Public Radio: A Modest Proposal: Move Montauk
- June 21, 2019: EH Star: Bacteria Levels Remain High in Local Waters
- June 17, 2019: SH Press: MTK Group Pitches Floating Island to Clean Ft. Pond
- May 6, 2019: EH Star: Montauk’s Fort Pond Water Rated ‘Harmful’
- May 6, 2019: Nine Sites Rated High in CCOM Water Tests
- May 9, 2019: EH Star: Concerned Citizens Water Sampling Expanded
- March 14, 2019: EH Star: Surprise Tax Due After Septic Grants
- October 15, 2018: The Independent: Algae, Bacteria Contaminate Ft. Pond
- October 15, 2018: EH Star: Harmful Bacteria Persists in Montauk’s Ft. Pond
- August 16, 2018: Newsday: Officials Consider Creating Tax District
- August 9, 2018: Dan’s Papers: Gurney’s Montauk Yacht Club and Partners Bring Shellfish Nursery to Lake Montauk
- May 17, 2018: EH Star: New Round Water Testing Ft. Pond
- May 14, 2018: Newsday: MTK Advocacy Group to Monitor Algae Ft. Pond
- May 3, 2018: EH Star: Tests Show High Bacteria
- April 19, 2018: EH Star: Montauk Sand Here Gone Again
- April 10, 2018: The Independent: Solutions Underway & In Progress
- February 1, 2018: EH Star Editorial: CCOM Stands Alone
- October 6, 2016: EH Star: Letter to the Editor / RETREAT
- September 28, 2016: SH Press: Army Corps Says More Sand For Montauk Beaches Is Possible
- September 11, 2016: SH Press: New Coalition Formed Supporting Use Of Community Preservation Funds For Water Quality Issues
- September 1, 2016: EH Star: Progress in the War on Nitrogen
- August 25, 2016: EH Star: Town Puts C.P.F. on November Ballot
- August 11, 2016: EH Star: Dozens Endorse C.P.F. Change
- July 28, 2016: EH Star: State Provides Dollars for Shoreline Studies
- July 28, 2016: EH Star: Town Must Fund Pollution Research
- July 7, 2016: EH Star: Water Quality Test Results Show High Bacteria Counts Here
- July 5, 2016: SH Press: $1 Billion Army Corps Coastal Resiliency Plan Does Not Include Major Beach Rebuilding In Montauk
- June 28, 2016: EH Star: Save the Lake, Save the Pond Effort Launched in Montauk
- June 23, 2016: EH Star: Montauker Nets Science Award
- June 7, 2016: SH Press: East Hampton Unveils New CPF Water Quality Law
- May 30, 2016: EH Press & SH Press: Fort Pond House In Montauk To Re-Open
- May 25, 2016: EH Star: Montauk School Scores Big Haul of Awards at Science Congress
- January 26, 2016: SH Press: East Deck Motel Redevelopment Praised, But On Hold In Montauk
- January 15, 2016: East Hampton Patch: ‘Zero Tolerance’ as Police Gear Up to Handle Montauk’s Boisterous Party Crowds
- August 11, 2015: East End Beacon: East Hampton Votes to Contain Beach Fires & Edgemere Parking
- July 2, 2015: EH Star: Wrong Target for Sewage Treatment
- June 29, 2015: East End Beacon: East Hampton Forms Coastal Resiliency Committee
- June 25, 2015: EH Star: Motel Bar and Dining Law prompts Cheers, Fears
- April 2, 2015: EH Star: Fear a Montauk Brownfield Site
- May 22, 2015: Hamptons: What You Can do to Save the Hamptons’ Natural Beauty
- March 26, 2015: EH Star: Lawsuit Aims to Sandbag Beach Project
- February 12, 2015: EH Star: Rules Raise Concern (EH / Montauk Airport Proposed Legislation)
- February 11, 2015: Sag Harbor Express: Residents Concerned About What EH Airport Regulations Could Mean for Montauk
- February 5, 2015: EH Star: New Detail on Sea Wall
- January 22, 2015: Dan’s Papers: Slow Food East End Awards $500 to CCOM for Montauk School Greenhouse
- January 20, 2015: EH Press: Montauk Stabilization Plan to Be Done In Two Stages
- November 21, 2013: EH Star Letter to the Editor: Coastal Policy in Seven Bullet Points
- November 6, 2013: EH Press Op-Ed: Beach Restoration: Getting It Right In Montauk
- October 29, 3013: EH Press: Sharks Tagged Off Montauk Reveal Their Movements In Real Time
- October 10, 2013: EH Star: Two Experts Urge Against Armoring
- October 10, 2013: EH Star: All Eyes on Montauk Beach Reconstruction
- October 10, 2013: Newsday: Students Beautify Montauk Recycling Center
- October 10, 2013: The Independent: Sand, Or…Nothing?
- October 8, 2013: East Hampton Press: Coastal Experts Offer Input On Protecting Montauk’s Beaches, Downtown
- August 15, 2013: East Hampton Star: Off the Block, Fort Pond House Will be a Park
- August 1, 2013: The Sag Harbor Express: A Conversation With Jeremy Samuelson
- July 29, 2013: London Times: Shark Fishing in the Hamptons
- July 26, 2013: The Atlantic: Letting Sharks Off the Hook
- July 24, 2013: East Hampton Star: Down the Drain Along the Shore
- July 23, 2013: New York Times: Rethinking Tournaments Where Sharks Always Lose
- July 23, 2013: East Hampton Press: Environmental Groups Start Water Testing In Montauk, Post Results Online
- July 21, 2013: Wall Street Journal: Plan for Offshore Gas Facility Spurs Fracking Debate
- June 27, 2013: New York Times: Tensions Swelling as Beach Erodes
- April 18, 2013: East Hampton Star: Coastal Living After Sandy
- April 18, 2013: East Hampton Star: A Call to Call In Coastal Experts
