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Land UseSESSION UPDATE: What's Moved, What's Stalled, In Albany Despite the confusion in Albany, the legislative session has not definitively concluded since there is no final budget yet. That means when legislators resume budget discussions, environmental legislation can and should be part of the mix. Learn what has moved and what hasn't, and take action today to help push critical bills over the finish line.Read More > Blueprint For A Greener Westchester County Westchester County and its 45 municipalities have a long history of environmental leadership, but how can local governments continue this trend while protecting and improving their economic base? The New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund’s 2010 “Blueprint for a Greener Westchester County” shows how, with policy recommendations covering transportation, energy conservation, sustainable development, natural resource protection and open space preservation.Read More > The NYPA, Greece Town Board, Clash Over Wind TurbinesSubmitted by Logan Ruppel on Thu, 2010-07-22 12:07.
There were strong responses back in April when the New York Power Authority started accepting proposals for wind turbines on the Great Lakes.
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Filed Under: Water, Open Space, Land Use, Energy, Air,Central & Western NY | Read More >
Great Kills Park Finally To Be Restored?Submitted by Khari Linton on Tue, 2010-07-20 14:13.
Great Kills Park has been very important to the residents of Staten Island offering beaches, biking paths, fishing areas, hiking trails, sports fields, walking trails, among other amenities including its many upscale restaurants that provide economic growth to the area.
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Filed Under: Water, Solid Waste, Public Health, Open Space, Land Use, Funding,New York City | Read More >
New York City Goes on Land-Buying Spree to Protect WatershedSubmitted by Logan Ruppel on Tue, 2010-07-20 13:45.
The recession has been a boon for New York City's watershed protection program, which took advantage of low prices and thin competition to purchase a record 11,309 acres of land to help buffer the upstate reservoirs.
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Filed Under: Water, Public Health, Open Space, Land Use, Funding,New York City, Hudson Valley | Read More >
Gov Candidates on Gas Drilling: Red, Yellow or Green Light?Submitted by Logan Ruppel on Tue, 2010-07-20 13:34.
The critical decision about whether or not to drill for natural gas upstate will almost certainly fall to next Governor of New York.
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Filed Under: Public Health, Open Space, Land Use, Enforcement, Energy,Central & Western NY | Read More >
Hempstead, Nassau County Spar Over Development PlanSubmitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Wed, 2010-07-14 17:14.
The seven-year haggling among the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County and Charles Wang, owner of the New York Islanders hockey team, continued apace this week after the town proposed a multi-use development that would downsize the so-called Lighthouse Project plan by roughly half. State Report Clouds Hopes Of Closing Sheridan ExpresswaySubmitted by Nadine Kaplan on Wed, 2010-07-14 16:39.
On Tuesday, the state Department of Transportation released a long-awaited study detailing the traffic implications of possible options for the future of the Sheridan Expressway.
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New Yorkers Embrace Reopened Parks En MasseSubmitted by Nadine Kaplan on Thu, 2010-07-08 11:19.
"You don't know what you've got until it's gone." State Purchase Protects Rochester's Drinking WaterSubmitted by Nadine Kaplan on Tue, 2010-07-06 15:49.
The mayor of Rochester, Robert J. Duffy, and Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis announced Tuesday that the state completed the purchase of Hemlock and Canadice lakes from the City of Rochester. |
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