New York Environmental News: March 12, 2013

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Governor Cuomo Seeks Federal Approval Of NY State Plans For Housing And Business Storm Recovery Programs

Governor Cuomo Announces Appointments To The Committee On Open Government

(Governor Cuomo’s Press Office)

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Richard Blumenthal, Congressman Chris Gibson, Tick-Borne Disease Alliance, And Weill Cornell Medical College Host NYC Forum On Silent Epidemic Of Lyme And Tick-Borne Diseases

(Senator Gillibrand’s Press Office)

Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Gibbs, Health Commissioner Farley And Supporters Visit Restaurant Voluntarily Adopting City’s Sugary Beverage Portion Size Limit

Mayor Bloomberg Makes C40 Announcement With The Honorable Mpho Franklyn Parks Tau, Executive Mayor of Johannesburg (Video)

(Mayor Bloomberg’s Press Office)

Speaker Quinn, Council Members And Transportation Advocates Announce Support ForN Speed Cameras

(NYC City Council)

Mass Scale Of Renewables Shift Is Evident In Blueprint For New York State

(Yale Environment 360)

Will The Next NYC Mayor Continue Bloomberg’s Urban Planning Legacy?

(Governing)

Mark Ruffalo’s Game-Changing Plan For A Renewable Energy Future In New York

(Catskill Mountain Keeper)

Facing Criticism From Cuomo, Gas Industry Heads To Albany

(Politics on the Hudson)

Cuomo Criticizes Strategy, Focus Of Pro-Fracking Groups

(Poughkeepsie Journal)

NYS ASSEMBLY PASSES A FRACKING MORATORIUM BILL, WHAT’S NEXT?

(Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy)

Can Wind, Water And Sunlight Power New York By 2050?

Bloomberg Again Blasts Court Ruling On Large Sugary Drinks

Judge In Soda Ruling Is Wary Of Government’s Power

Many in N.Y. Say Good Riddance To Big-Soda Ban

In Schools, A Water-Saving Program Begins With A Flush

(New York Times)

Fracking Recommendation May Come In Next Few Weeks, Says New York Health Commissioner

Can New York State Power Its Way To A Sustainable Future?

New Jersey First Lady Hasn’t Doled Out Any Of Her Sandy Charity’s $32 Million: Report

Chris Christie Defends Wife’s Sandy Charity

Restaurant Has 1,000 Pint Glasses In Its Closet After NYC Soda Ban Rejected

Council Calls For Stricter Regulations On Intercity Buses

(Huffington Post)

Post-Sandy Repairs To NYC Subway Will Cause Years Of Disruption

NY City Council To Albany: We Need Speed Cameras To Keep New Yorkers Safe

(Transportation Nation)

100 Years Ago, Hit-and-Run Was A Felony In New York. Could It Be Again?

Kelly: NYPD To Add 10 Investigators To Crash Team

Transparency Must Accompany NYPD Crash Investigation Reforms

With Speed Cams In Silver’s Budget, Council Calls On Albany To Take Action

(Streets Blog)

N.Y. Times And Thomas Friedman Call For Killing Keystone

NYC Judge Throws Out Bloomberg’s Big Sugar Drink Ban

(Grist)

We Need A Public Health Mayor

Transparency In Albany? No Joke: Technology Helping To Pry Open Govt

City Will Appeal Judge’s Ruling Against Limits On Large Sugary Drinks

(Gotham Gazette)

See Pics Of The New Flood-Proof, Prefab Beach Buildings NYC Plans To Roll Out This Summer

(Inhabitat)

New MoMA PS1 Project To Tackle Waterfront Design After Sandy

MTA Warns Sandy Repairs Will Mean Frequent Subway Closures

Some Large Bronx Parks Have Improved While Others Suffer, New Report Says

(DNA Info)

Hurricane Sandy Will Be Slowing The MTA’s Roll For YEARS

(Gothamist)

After Cleaning House, NYC Housing Authority Tackles Overdue Repairs

(Planetizen)

A Report On Rapid Bus Service, And What New York City Could Do To Upgrade

At Lucky’s Cafe, Bloomberg Promises To Fight Big Soda Even After He Leaves Office

Christine Quinn’s Big Soda Moment With Piers Morgan

(Capital New York)

Sorry, Bloomberg, NYC Continues To Supersize

(Salon)

Michael Bloomberg Defends Soda Ban On Grounds That ‘People Are Dying Everyday’

(NY Observer)

Mayor Bloomberg Stares At 64-Ounce Cup With Bewilderment And Disgust

On Letterman, Bloomberg Defends Big Soda Ban, Gives Cheez-Its A Pass

Piers Morgan Tries To Sell Christine Quinn On A Big-Soda ‘Nanny State’

Judging The Soda-Ban Front Pages Of The New York Tabloids

(NY Magazine)

Preservationists Pressure Quinn To Broker Downtown Landmarking Deal

(The New York World)

Gillibrand Promotes Lyme Disease Research

(NY 1)

Federal Officials On Monday Announced New Measures To Prevent Trucks From Getting On Local Parkways

(The Journal News Lo Hud)

BK Farmyards’ Founder Flys The Coop

(Brooklyn Based)

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