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Ulster County's New Environmental Chief Lays Out Goals

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2008-07-24 17:10.

Amanda LaValle, Ulster County's new Department of the Environment coordinator, is already establishing the focal points of her work, according to the

Hamptons Cocktail Party With Special Guest Alec Baldwin

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2008-07-24 16:06.

 The Long Island Chapter of the New York League of Conservation Voters is hosting a cocktail party benefiting our Climate Action PAC with special

Paterson Approves Law On Risky Gas Drilling

Gov. David Paterson signed a law Wednesday that makes it easier for natural gas companies to use an environmentally risky underground drilling technique, promising his administration will also give regulators more power to prevent damage that has occurred in other gas-producing states.
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Deadline today for underground drilling plan

A proposed law to make it easier for natural gas companies to use an environmentally risky underground drilling technique sits on Gov. David Paterson's desk with a deadline today his signature.
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Planning A Greener Future For Yonkers

Yonkers is undergoing a sweeping revitalization, with new communities, a reborn waterfront and an improved business climate downtown. But what are the best ways to encourage economic growth while making sure that the environment is a top priority? The New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund's new 2008 Yonkers Policy Agenda has the answers in its new "Blueprint For A Greener Yonkers."


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NYPA Pulls Plug On Erie County Advanced Coal Project

Submitted by Rachael Blair on Thu, 2008-07-17 12:03.

The Buffalo News reports that state officials have stopped a proposed $1.6 billion advanced coal project that would have brought more than 1,000 construction and operating jobs to the

Does Bush Support the Reduction of Greenhouse Gases?

Submitted by Michael Sosin on Mon, 2008-07-14 15:56.

The Bush administration has had a very relaxed policy toward greenhouse gas emissions, and now has had its most major legislation to control emissions turned down by a Supreme Court decision.


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NY Lawmakers Want Newtown Creek Declared a Superfund Site

Submitted by Rachael Blair on Mon, 2008-07-14 14:25.
A Superfund designation would mean $15 million in federal funds to clean up Newtown CreekA Superfund designation would mean $15 million in federal funds to clean up Newtown CreekOn Sunday, New York lawmakers asked the federal government to declare Newtown Creek a Superfund site, reports the

Oppsition To Water Purification Plant On Hudson Grows

Submitted by Michael Sosin on Mon, 2008-07-14 13:54.

Could Rockland County residents one day get their water from the lower Hudson river? United Water New York has proposed a plan to build a water purification plant on the Hudson and use purified water from the river to provide drinking water for the residents of Rockland county.


 

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