Adirondacks vs. Watermilfoil

Spread the message, but not the enemy: the Adirondacks are under attack. The Eurasian invasive plant watermilfoil, which has already spread itself throughout most of North America is now waging its attack on the northern front.

Earth-Eating Machine Arrives!

You didn't see the 'Earth Eater' featured in Spiderman 3, but you might see it on the east side of Manhattan drilling a massive hole underground to connect the LIRR to Grand Central Station. Once the project is complete in 2013, an estimated 160,000 commuters a day will benefit from the connector.

Rep. Israel Pushes to Reduce Energy Costs

Rep. Steve Israel brought an additional $100 million to the Weatherization Assistance Program. The extra 'green' will make low-income Long Islander's home more energy efficient and therefore reduce their energy bills.

PlaNYC Stumbles in Assembly

After overcoming a series of political hurdles in the past few days, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal hit a legislative bump.

Brownfields Law Broken

Cleaning up the broken brownfield bill may be just as important to the State of New York as cleaning up brownfields themselves is.

Brownfields, or polluted lands, are often left behind after chemical spills. They are generally big enough to prevent the land from being habitable, but not so disastrous that they require federal Superfund money to clean up.

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