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Big Apple Is The Baked Apple Amid Record Summer Heat

Submitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2010-09-02 08:30.

The National Weather Service has made it official: the summer of 2010 was the hottest ever recorded in New York City.


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Westchester Agreement Helps Protect Drinking Water

Submitted by RIchard Jarman on Thu, 2010-08-26 15:20.

A new agreement between 12 communities in Northern Westchester will ensure the meeting of new and more stringent state requirements on water quality without the need for expensive upgrades, according to the Journal News.


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Schumer Eyes Fed Funds For State Parks

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2010-08-26 14:00.

There may be a way to keep state parks open and avoid the closures that happened this spring, says Sen. Chuck Schumer.


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Timber Companies On Pins And Needles Over Endangered Species

Submitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2010-08-26 13:45.

The Empire State Forest Products Association has urged about 600 member companies that own or manage more than a million acres of forest in New York, to support its petition drive against rules

Farmers Feeling Pinch From Lack Of Preservation Funds

Submitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2010-08-26 13:30.

New York State's recently passed budget cut appropriations for farmland protection by 51 percent to $10.75 million. And now it looks like this year's actual state cash allocation for the Farmland Protection Program may be as little as $5 million, American Farmland Trust reported.


NYLCV Blog | Filed Under: Land Use, Funding | Read More >

Greenway Opens At Brooklyn Bridge Park

Submitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2010-08-26 12:54.

A map of the fully completed park.A map of the fully completed park.An additional five acres of Brooklyn Bridge Park are now open, including the first 2,000 feet of the greenway, a 30-foot wide, s

NYLCV Blog | Filed Under: Water, Land Use,New York City | Read More >

Green Island Sweetens Expansion Deal

Submitted by RIchard Jarman on Wed, 2010-08-25 12:03.

New plans unveiled by the Green Island Power Authority for its proposed expansion of the Green Island hydro plant now include recreational and tourist facilities.


NYLCV Blog | Filed Under: Water, Energy,Albany, Capital District | Read More >

Most Southern Tier Assembly Members Oppose Frack Ban

Submitted by Joanne Lee on Tue, 2010-08-24 15:04.

Assembly Member Barbara Lifton is among the few Southern Tier legislators who support a moratorium.Assembly Member Barbara Lifton is among the few Southern Tier legislators who support a moratorium.There's no shortage of opposition to Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling among the residents of New York City, Long Island and the northern suburbs.


State Orders Closure of Peekskill Waste Facility

Submitted by Joanne Lee on Thu, 2010-08-19 11:42.

After years of environmental violations and fines, Karta Corporation, a solid-waste facility in Peekskill, will shut down and clear out after the state Department of Environmental Conservation revoked the facility's permit.


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Manhattan Pols Huddle On Crumbling East River Greenway

Submitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2010-08-19 11:42.

Efforts are underway to keep a riverside park from falling into the river.


NYLCV Blog | Filed Under: Water, Transportation | Read More >
 

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