New York Environmental News: March 8, 2013

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DOE Apologizes For Keeping UWS Parents In Dark About PCBs Leak

Chelsea Residents Fear Explosions, Toxins From New Pipeline

Century 21 Mislabels Real Fur Jackets as ‘Faux,’ Investigation Finds

Sandy-Damaged South Ferry Subway Station To Reopen Next Month

17 Train Lines To Be Affected By Weekend Service Changes, MTA Says

New Pedestrian Plazas Coming To Water Street

P.S. 321 To Host First-Ever Park Slope Dog Show

Inwood Yoga Studio Introduces Preschoolers To Gardening And Capoeira

(DNA Info)

Governor Cuomo Awards Competitive Education Grants To Twelve Districts That Found More Than $9 Million In Efficiency Savings And Can Serve As Models To Other Districts

(Governor Cuomo’s Press Office)

NYSERDA Announces Energy Efficiency Projects At SUNY Potsdam Support Governor Cuomo’s ‘Build Smart NY’ Initiative

(NYSERDA)

DEC’S Successful Investigation Into Illegal Elephant Ivory Trade Leads To Guilty Plea For Manhattan-Based Dealer

(NY DEC)

Department of Environmental Protection Announces Substantial Progress Towards 100 Key Initiatives Set Forth In Strategic Plan

NYC DEP Announces Plans To Convert 1.2 Acres In Hunts Points Area Of Bronx To Recreational Space

(NYC DEP)

Riverkeeper Supports Legislation To Impose A Moratorium On Fracking In New York

(Riverkeeper)

Senate Republican Wants No Vote On Fracking Moratorium

(Democrat and Chronicle)

Environmental Groups Appeal To New York Governor Cuomo

(The River Reporter)

Superstorm Sandy Aid Dollars Go To Rebuilding In Flood-Prone Areas

(Grist)

Poor Renters, Not Middle Class Homeowners, Were Hardest Hit By Sandy

(Planetizen)

Hope In The Wake Of Tragedy: Sandy Supplemental Allows For Smart Redevelopment

(Parks Advocate)

City Apologizes For Not Informing Parents Of School PCB Leak

Cuomo’s Plan To Cut Funding for Disabled Becomes A Flash Point In Budget Talks

Old Subway Station Will Temporarily Replace New Station Damaged By Sandy

A Freaky Fund-Raiser For A Storm-Ravaged Freak Show

(New York Times)

FEMA To Extend Transitional Sheltering Assistance For Sandy Victims

Parents Plan Protest After Discovering That PCBs Were Found At Manhattan School

(NY 1)

JAMAICA: SE Queens Officials Explore Fixes To Persistent Flooding

BREEZY POINT: Near-Term Sandy Recovery Should Remain Untouched

(Times Ledger)

Under Long-Awaited Law, All Published City Stats Must Now Be Downloadable For App Makers And Analysts

(The New York World)

EDF And Others Honored For New York City’s Carbon Emissions Video

(Environmental Defense Fund)

City Park Patrols Will Be Bolstered

(Wall Street Journal)

City Council Lets Albany And NYPD Off The Hook For Traffic Violence

(Streets Blog)

City Completes Sewer Expansion Project In Staten Island’s Annadale Section

(Staten Island Live)

Cornell Publishes Extensive Guide To Urban Farming (PDF)

(City Atlas)

Starbucks Defies Bloomberg; Venti Frappuccinos For All!

(Mother Nature Network)

Bloomberg Says Government ‘Probably’ Shouldn’t Force People To Exercise

(NY Observer)

NYC’s New Soda Ban Gives Morning Coffee Drinkers The Jitters Too

(Inhabitat)

Stop The Paving Of Putnam Nature Trail

(The Journal News Lo Hud)

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