New York Environmental News: August 3, 2012

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Regional News >

Mayor Bloomberg Releases First Benchmarking Report On Energy Use In NYC’s Largest Buildings
(Mayor Bloomberg’s Press Office)

Officials: Air Quality Safe After Chemical Fire
Questions Remain On Toxic Soot In Columbia County
(NYLCV)

Massive Industrial Fire In New York Sends Smoke & Chemicals Into Massachusetts
(Boston Globe)

Industrial Plant’s Job: Scrap PCBs
(Albany Times Union)

New York: Who’s Behind The Popular Fracking Resolution?
(WBNG)

Wide Differences Found In Buildings’ Power Use
For Summer Streets, Park Ave. Transforms Into Car-Free Zone
Mapping Future Growth
(New York Times)

Tappan Zee Impact Statement Addresses Some Concerns, Not All
(The Epoch Times)

Group to Cuomo: ‘Ban Fracking Now’
(Bedford Patch)

City Report Reveals Real Estate’s Greenhouse Effect
(The Real Deal New York)

NY Authorities Warn Of Warm-Weather Air Pollution
(Corning Leader)

MTA May Charge Riders A $1 Green Fee to Encourage MetroCard Recycling
(Inhabitat)

Air Quality Alert Issued For Orange, Ulster And Dutchess Counties
(Times Herald-Record)

Gillibrand Announces Over $2.2 Million For New Water System In Batavia
(Senator Gillibrand’s Press Office)

Bloomberg Tours New York’s Largest Rooftop Garden
(DNA Info)

Final Environmental Impact Statement Released On New Tappan Zee Bridge
(Hudson Valley YNN)

Progress Of New Tappan Zee Bridge Project To Be Streamed Online 24/7
(CBS News)

Best Places To Go Boating ON New York’s Waterways
(Huffington Post)

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