CCOM Media Coverage 2022
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
CCOM Media Coverage Archive
- 9.30.2021 | EH Star | East Lake Drive | Letter to the Editor
- 7.29.21 | EH Star | Eyes on Floating Wetlands in Montauk
- 7.29.21 | EH Star | Letter to the Editor
- 5.20.21 | EH Star | In Montauk New Floating Wetlands Gobble Harmful Nutrients
- 5.20.21 | Hamptons.com | Concerned Citizens Of Montauk Launches Fort Pond Floating Wetlands
- 4.28.21 | EH Press | Montauk Petition Adds To Pressure On Army Corps
- 4.14.21 | EH Press | EH Trustees Urge Orsted To Get Wind Farm Fisheries Studies Underway Immediately
- 1.21.21 | EH Star | East Hampton Town Okays Offshore Wind Farm Agreement
- December 23, 2020 | EH Star | ‘Soft Solution’ for Beach in Montauk
- November 25, 2020 | EH Star | Citizens Group Hears About Restoring Fort Pond in Montauk
- November 23, 2020 | EH Star | Letter to the Editor – Laura Tooman
- August 12, 2020 | The Independent | East Hampton Town Purchases Three Acres on Fort Pond
- July 9, 2020 | EH Star | In Montauk, a Small Organization With a Big Reach
- May 8, 2020 | EH Star | Bacteria Levels Generally Low
- 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
- December 26, 2017: Hamptons.com: Local Clean H2O Stewards Back 1st Year of STL-STP
- September 28, 2017: The Independent: Enviros Present Green Guide
- September 28, 2017: The Independent: Hurricane Effect = High Bacteria
- April 4, 2017: SH Press: CCOM Names Thiele Aide as New Director
- Feb 2, 2017: EH Star: CCOM Director to Step Down to Run Mashomack Preserve
- 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
- December 18, 2014: EH Star Editorial: Another Chance To Get Policy Right
- December 18, 2014: EH Star: New Delays Added Costs for Montauk Beach Defenses
- December 12, 2014: EH Press: East Hampton Received $250,000 Grant for Coastal Plan
- September 24, 2014: EH Press: Fisheries Meet in Montauk for Lunch
- September 5, 2014: NY Times: Getting the Catch Directly to the Restaurant
- September 4, 2014: EH Star: Surfers Unite in Protest
- 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