Nassau: Testing the Water

Nassau County Health Department Officials are taking extra precautions when it comes to water district contamination.

Windmills Stir It Up

Eight working windmills in the Steel Winds wind farm at the old Bethlehem Steel plant site in Lackawanna debuted recently as the country's first "urban" wind farm and the world's first attempt at using the Clipper Windpower's massive Liberty turbines

The Reality of Pricing Politics: Deal or No Deal

Veteran Queens politician Rep. Joe Crowley (D) jumped onto the congestion pricing bandwagon, giving the mayor's plan another push towards implementation. Crowley's support is especially crucial because not only does he represent an affected outer borough, but he also may help other wavering lawmakers decide to support the initiative.

Lawmakers Question LIPA's budget

Power from a LIPA short-lived clean-energy experiment cost Long Island ratepayers 25 to 50 times that of the standard household energy according to two federal reports on the project.

Does NYS Need a Better Climate Change Game Plan?

Our colleagues Sarah Newkirk and David VanLuven at The Nature Conservancy wrote an op-ed in Sunday's Times-Union reminding New York that we must focus on both

Bus Transit May Ease Congestion on Tappan Zee Bridge

A symposium held Friday by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign discussed the usefulness that bus rapid transit could have on easing congestion through the Tappan Zee Bridge/Interstate-287.

Witness an actual fuel tank being tested for leakage

Environmentally Friendly Policies Good for Business

Bob Willard, a retired manager with IBM and now an expert on the business value of sustainability, gave a presentation in White Plains on The Business Case for Sustainability: Business Opportunities and Risk Management. The Business Council of Westchester and the Federated Conservationists of Westchester County sponsored the conference.

TZ Bridge Travel Alternatives

At a symposium Friday, The Tri-State Transportation Campaign will explore the possibility of using buses to ease congestion and improve travel in the Tappan Zee Bridge-Interstate 287 corridor.

Four transit alternatives are being considered:

Spitzer Gives Boost To Congestion Pricing Plan

Governor Eliot Spitzer and the federal government took huge strides for the environment today when he gave strong backing to Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan.

Spitzer, who had been studying the issue closely, seemed to be convinced by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's argument that pricing could help alleviate strains on the city's MTA.