New York Environmental News: August 2, 2012

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Regional News >

Mayor Bloomberg Tours New York’s Largest Rooftop Farm, Part Of The City’s Innovative Program To Improve Water Quality
(Mayor Bloomberg’s Press Office)

Village Of Wilson, NY Bans Fracking
(Eco Watch)

Tappan Zee Meetings: A Study Guide
(Nyack News and Views)

New York State To Limit Noise, Pollution Near New Bridge
(NBC News)

Giant Sinkhole Opens Up In Brooklyn, Nearly Eats Car [Updated]
(NY Magazine)

Fracking Opponents Put Pressure On NY Governor
(Wall Street Journal)

This Waste Plan Is Total Garbage
(New York Daily News)

New Yorkers Warned of Health Danger From Recent “Red Tides”
(Public News Service)

NY Storms Increase In Frequency And Severity
(The Epoch Times)

Agency Approves Expanding Natural Gas Pipeline Through Jersey Wetlands
(WNYC)

A Tale Of Two Brooklyn Brownfields
(City Limits)

DEC Adopts New Freshwater Fishing Regulations For 2012-2014
(Read Media)

American Lung Association In New York Joins Smart Power NY Coalition
(Virtual-Strategy Magazine)

NY/NJ Port Authority Approves New Clean Vessel Initiative
(The Maritime Executive)

NY Has Plans To Limit Noise During Bridge Building
(Businessweek)

Cyclist Struck By Cab In East Harlem Dies
Bike Thefts Up Citywide By 25 Percent, Auto Thefts Down
Manhattan Dealer’s Lust For Endangered Black Rhino Horns Could Mean Prison
(Gothamist)

‘Out of Control’ Rat Problem The Target Of East Side Park Cleanup Efforts
Historian Mitch Waxman’s Latest Newtown Creek Tour Launches From Bushwick
Rat Poison Traps At Natural History Museum May Have Sickened Hawks
Parks Dept. Hopes New Ft. Greene Park Signs Clear Up Closing Time Disparity
(DNA Info)

What’s So Special About Solar One’s Tiny Building By The East River?
(Solar One)

Aquatic Invader Arrives
(Albany Times Union)

Spiny Water Flea Confirmed In Lake George
DEC Seeks Participants For Summer Game Bird Surveys
(NY DEC)

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