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Solid WasteGovernor Names New Deputy For The EnvironmentSubmitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2010-03-18 12:52.
Peter M. Iwanowicz, formerly director of the state Office of Climate Change, has become Gov. David A. Paterson’s new Deputy Secretary for the Environment.
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Filed Under: Water, Transportation, Solid Waste, Public Health, Open Space, Land Use, Funding, Enforcement, Energy, Air,Statewide | Read More >
Mangano Outlines Environmental Vision For NassauSubmitted by Nadine Kaplan on Thu, 2010-03-18 11:44.
On Monday, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano delivered his first State of the County address. In it, he presented Nassau's situation as "deeply troubled," with a $48.5 million deficit.
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Filed Under: Water, Transportation, Solid Waste, Public Health, Open Space, Land Use, Funding, Enforcement, Energy, Air,Nassau, Long Island | Read More >
Report Examines Westchester's Climate Action Progress Click above to download the report.Westchester County and its municipalities are making progress toward meeting the climate change and sustainability goals set forth in the county's Action Plan for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, according to a new report by NYLCVEF and the Pace Law School Center for Environmental Legal Studies. The report, titled "Climate Adaptation and Mitigation: Westchester Responds to the Changing Future," tracks the progress that Westchester County and its municipalities reported in seven broad sustainability areas.Read More > Tighter Standards For Hazardous Landfill In NiagaraSubmitted by Nadine Kaplan on Tue, 2010-03-16 14:53.
This week, the State Department of Environmental Conservation made public its plans to add more stringent monitoring and water pollution standards to the permit held by CWM Chemical Services, the Northeast's only commercial hazardous wast Will Rensselaer County Landfill Get Superfunded?Submitted by David Rozan on Wed, 2010-03-03 16:15.
The toxic Dewey Loeffel landfill located near the Village of Nassau is under consideration for Superfund status, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday.
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NYLCV + Black Eyed Peas = Better EnvironmentSubmitted by Nadine Kaplan on Tue, 2010-03-02 15:27.
Thanks to an exciting partnership between The Black Eyed Peas, Rethink, Green for All and the
Feds Announce Sweeping Great Lakes InitiativeSubmitted by Adrienne Oppenheim on Thu, 2010-02-25 18:56.
Last Sunday the Obama administration spelled out a five-year action plan to tackle toxic pollution, invasive species, and wildlife restoration in the Great Lakes. Landmark Agreement To Help NYC's Jamaica BaySubmitted by Nadine Kaplan on Thu, 2010-02-25 17:32.
City and state officials, along with the leaders of local and national environmental groups, announced on Thursday an
Contaminated Soil Dumped At John Jay's Former HomeSubmitted by Nadine Kaplan on Thu, 2010-02-25 13:15.
A new engineering report shows that two piles of fill dumped at the historic site of John Jay's boyhood home by Westchester County contain arsenic, lead, pesticides and other contaminants. Bedford Adopts Climate Action PlanSubmitted by Adrienne Oppenheim on Thu, 2010-02-11 16:34.
The Town of Bedford, in Westchester County, has adopted an ambitious 120-page Climate Action Plan detailing how the town will curb its global warming-inducing emissions, according to the Journal News.
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Filed Under: Air, Energy, Enforcement, Funding, Land Use, Open Space, Public Health, Solid Waste, Transportation, Water,Westchester | Read More >
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