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For
decades, a landfill
has towered over the
town of Brookhaven. A
groundwater
contamination plume
has spread beneath
nearby properties.
By
Lauren Dalban
BROOKHAVEN,
N.Y.—The crowd grew
restless at Brookhaven
Town Hall on Long
Island as residents
voiced their concerns
about groundwater
contamination from a
nearby landfill that
has spread beneath
parts of their
community.
 
Groups
work to identify, save
and reseed areas to
help the culturally
significant resource
thrive as climate
change portends more
strains.
By
Susan Cosier
Bazile
Minogiizhigaabo Panek,
a member of the Red
Cliff Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa, was
7 years old when he
attended his first
rice harvest in
northern Wisconsin. He
and his sister rode in
a canoe while his mom
pushed the boat with a
pole through the
plants growing out of
the shallow water.
Together, they tapped
the plants with
sticks. Rice seeds
rained into the canoe;
others fell into the
water.
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