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EcoPolitics Daily: Offering an environmental angle on New York's political scene. Albany Makes Progress On Conservation FundingSubmitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2012-05-10 16:30.
One of NYLCV's top priorities for the year -- conservation funding -- is making headway in the halls of Albany. Additional Funds For Onondaga County CleanupSubmitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2012-05-10 15:11.
Onondaga County and New York State officials have garnered $39.2 million in additional funds from a General Motors trust fund to cleanse pollution in Salina, according to a proposed settlement filed with U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
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Filed Under: Public Health, Land Use, Funding,Onondaga, Central & Western NY | Read More >
Meet NYC's New Recycing CzarSubmitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2012-05-10 13:17.
Ron Gonen, a Columbia University professor who founded Recyclebank, will start next week in a newly created post tasked with doubling New York City's recycling rate to 30 percent by 2017. Budget Cuts Could Cripple Suffolk County Water TestingSubmitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2012-05-10 12:45.
County budget constraints have resulted in a plan to eliminate three of five Suffolk Water Resources Unit staff, jeopardizing water safety testing and state grants, according to a Health Services Department NYLCV Playing Key Role In Fight Against Sewage PollutionSubmitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2012-05-03 13:04.
The New York League of Conservation Voters is stepping up our fight against sewage pollution, which harms New York's environment and threatens public health. Assembly Committee OKs Major Solar Energy InitiativeSubmitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2012-05-03 12:32.
One of NYLCV's top legislative priorities of the year got a big boost last Tuesday. Suffolk Eyes Mandatory Energy Audits For NonprofitsSubmitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2012-05-03 11:15.
Inspired by the voluntary efforts of two local nonprofits to reduce energy use and costs, a Suffolk legislator is considering requiring similar efforts by all nonprofits receiving county funds. New Initiative Helps Long Island Businesses Save Energy, CostsSubmitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2012-05-03 10:46.
Saying businesses in the Hauppauge Industrial Park pay more than $40 million annually for electricity and natural gas, the Hauppauge Industrial Association just launched an energy conservation initiative designed to cut costs by at least 15 percent. PlaNYC Turns 5 and My How It's Grown!Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Wed, 2012-05-02 16:27.
In December 2006, at an event hosted by NYLCV at the Queens Museum of Art, Mayor Michael R.
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Filed Under: Water, Transportation, Solid Waste, Public Health, Open Space, Land Use, Funding, Enforcement, Energy, Air,New York City | Read More >
Assembly Passes NYLCV Priority Legislation On Water QualitySubmitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2012-04-26 16:01.
The New York Assembly -- the lower house of the state Legislature -- on Wednesday approved one of NYLCV's top legislative priorities of the year. |
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