Right now, we have the opportunity to put 22,000 New Yorkers back to work building a clean energy economy. Our representatives in Albany are considering a solar jobs bill that could help create thousands of new jobs all while decreasing our dependence on dangerous, dirty sources of energy like coal, natural gas, and nuclear. It’s a huge opportunity to jump ... Read More »
The Susquehanna River stretches 400 miles across New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. It provides drinking water to millions, and half the freshwater flowing into the Chesapeake Bay – the nation’s largest estuary. But in 2011, American Rivers designated it the nation’s most endangered river thanks to shale gas development, including fracking. The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) has the power ... Read More »
Regional News > NYSERDA Recognizes 2011 Top Performing Contractors In Home Performance With ENERGY STAR Program (NYSERDA) NY Environmental Group Applauds Fracking Waste Legislation (Long Island Press) Environmental Tests OK’d At Le Roy High In Tic Case (Democrat and Chronicle) NY Air Pollution Lawsuit Gets Companion On Valentine’s Day (Public News Service) Eldorado Coffee Roasters World Headquarters In Queens To ... Read More »
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is proposing a 5-year plan that would greatly EXPAND the hunting and trapping of bobcats within the state. The new plan would DOUBLE the annual number of bobcats that hunters and trappers can kill and would also open up vast new areas of the state that previously were off limits for hunting ... Read More »
Join the Natural Resources Defense Council and send a message before February 27th urging the Obama administration to strengthen and finalize a national ocean action plan. Together, the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act form the bedrock of environmental and public health policies in America. But what about oceans? Oceans are the blue heart of our planet. They keep ... Read More »
Statewide and Regional Awards Acknowledge Excellence in Providing Services that Help Homeowners Reduce Energy use The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has recognized contractors with statewide and regional awards for excellence in customer service and high-quality work through the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program, which helps homeowners reduce energy usage and cut energy costs. Home ... Read More »
Regional News > NY Water Rangers Celebrate Assembly’s Action To Close New York’s Hazardous Waste Loophole (Environmental Advocates of NY) Long Island City Lab On Cutting Edge Of Urban Farming With Aquaponic System Dredging Flushing Bay Could Cost $50 Million To Eliminate Stink And Improve Water Quality (Daily News) Greenpoint Power Company Might Turn Brooklyn’s Sewage Fumes Into Fuel By ... Read More »
Today the Obama Administration proposed a FY 2013 budget of $8.344 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This budget reflects a government-wide effort to reduce spending and find cost-savings, and is $105 million below the EPA’s enacted level for FY 2012. The FY 2013 budget is the result of EPA’s ongoing efforts to carefully consider potential cost savings ... Read More »
In response to the State Assembly’s approval today of a bill to close a loophole in state law that exempts waste from conventional gas drilling, as well as by means of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” from the state’s hazardous waste laws, the New York Water Rangers released the following statement: “The New York State Assembly, under Speaker Silver and Assemblyman ... Read More »
Regional News > New York City Could See Devastating Floods Every 3 To 20 Years (Grist) Mayor Bloomberg Convenes First Ever PlaNYC Summit To Help New Yorkers Make Sustainability Part Of Their Local Communities (NYC) New Jersey Threatened With Mandatory Water Fluoridation – Science And Residents Ignored (Market Watch) B-Corporation Registration Opens In New York State (Treehugger) PlaNYC: Housing And ... Read More »
Nearly $1.5 billion in current or upcoming funding opportunities is available for state, local, and tribal governments from the Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy (DOE), Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that can be used ... Read More »
New York Restoration Project’s Gardens for the City Program can help you transform existing open areas into gardens or green spaces. NYRP will provide your organization with building materials and support in construction, horticulture, forestry and environmental education. Schools, community centers, and non-profits are encouraged to submit applications to transform property that is accessible to the public. WHAT WE PROVIDE: • Tree ... Read More »
‘Grow Our Grassroots’ Connects Neighborhood Projects with Citywide Initiatives to Build Greener, Greater New York As part of the ongoing work to engage New Yorkers in the City’s long-term sustainability program, Mayor Bloomberg today convened the first-ever PlaNYC summit to make sustainability a part of local communities. Hundreds of participants throughout the five boroughs attended the Grow Our Grassroots summit to learn ... Read More »
Advocates, including two dressed as whitetail deer, descended on Albany to make one thing clear: New York’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) is creating jobs, one buck at a time. Led by We Love New York/Friends of New York’s Environment, more than 100 individuals representing over 55 organizations from across New York are expected to meet with more than 90 members ... Read More »
A developer of brand name mono- and polycrystalline silicon solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, Hong Kong’s Upsolar continues its efforts to ‘walk the walk’ as well as ‘talk the talk’ when it comes to sustainability and ‘Triple Bottom Line’ business practices. The ‘fab-less’ solar PV design, engineering and marketing company in mid-January completed an initial Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) of ... Read More »
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