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Officials Approve Cleanup Plan For Long Island Park At Center Of Illegal-Dumping ProbeNew York conservation officials have approved a cleanup plan for the Roberto Clemente Park in Suffolk County allowing for removal of contaminated construction fill.

Groundwater Testing Wells Being Installed At Contaminated Roberto Clemente ParkIn the first step toward cleaning up the toxic park, crews are drilling into the soil in an effort to install three water testing wells.

Residents To Sue Town Of Islip Over Toxic Dumping At Roberto Clemente ParkResidents near the Roberto Clemente Park in Brentwood, where toxic materials were recently discovered, said they're worried about the health of their families.

Officials: Cleanup Of Roberto Clemente Park Could Take At Least 6 MonthsRoberto Clemente Park in Brentwood has been closed since District Attorney Tom Spota announced in May that about 1,100 tractor-trailer truckloads of contaminated debris were illegally dumped there.

DA: Illegal Dumping Investigation Reveals Banned Pesticides, Dangerous Metals At 2 Suffolk County LocationsTest results show that two locations under investigation for illegal dumping in the Town of Islip are more dangerous than first thought.

Veterans Community Suspected To Be Third Suspected Illegal Toxic Dumping Site On Long Island The discovery follows on the heels of the study of illegal asbestos dumping at a park and a construction site in the Town of Islip.

U.S. Government Expecting Long Island Residents To Pay For Navy's Toxic MistakeMany residents are being asked to foot the bill for the government's dumping of toxic waste into the Long Island soil. And to make matters worse, the contamination is on the move.