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Three Significant Environmental Bills Pass at Final City Council Stated Meeting of 2014-2017 Term
The New York City Council's legislative session ended in a flurry of activity, with Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito moving a number of environmental bills in the last stated meeting of her speakership.
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Regional Plan Association Releases Fourth Regional Plan
The Regional Plan Association (RPA) published their Fourth Regional Plan on November 30th, 21 years after the previous one was
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Investing in Electrified Transportation with New York's Share of VW Settlement Funding
In 2016, Volkswagen settled for $14.7 billion with the Environmental Protection Agency for knowingly equipping vehicles with computer software designed
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New City Council bill calls for data collection on asthma and asthma demographics
Air pollution causes health problems. This is well known and widely accepted, and this awareness is heightened in New York
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Nassau Residents at Risk from Radioactive Toxic Waste
A massive toxic plume in the Nassau County Hamlet of Bethpage has been expanding beneath for years, sickening residents who
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Comptroller DiNapoli Urges Action to Protect Drinking Water
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli recently released a report urging the State and Federal government to take action to
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Proposed Bill to Address Asthma-Inducing Indoor Pollutants
  On Tuesday, the New York City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings heard testimonies in relation to Intro 0385-B
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The Impact of Diesel Fuel on Children’s Health
Everyday across New York State, children in grades K-12 ride the bus to school. What their parents may not know,
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