Cuomo announced a ban against offshore drilling and exploration with the «Save Our Waters» bill, which prohibits the leasing of lands, including underwater lands, for offshore drilling and exploration in New York state waters. (nystateofpolitics.com)
She earned a marine science degree from Southampton College in 1981 and has advocated on behalf of shellfish growers for access to underwater lands through the Peconic Bay Leasing Program with Suffolk County. (suffolktimes.timesreview.com)
The region boasts tidal flats, islands, forested shoreline, former underwater lands, and significant wildlife habitat. (scenichudson.org)