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North Bellport and more than 1,700 other neighborhoods in the rest of New York were identified earlier this year as disadvantaged communities earmarked for billions of dollars in climate funding, according to a state working group. Now, several Long Island coalitions and organizations are calling for that money to be rolled out. They gathered on Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Hempstead — another disadvantaged community — to launch their campaign for the Climate, Jobs & Justice Package.