Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a question it has struggled in the past to answer
EDITORS’ NOTE: Artificial Construction Treatment Wetlands have been proposed in north Brooklyn...
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National Grid’s planned Greenpoint vaporizers criticized at meetings
This week, at two public hearings, North Brooklyn elected officials and many...
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OPINION: Grocery exec says bag ban means more plastic, not less
Everyone wants to do “what is right for the environment.” But what...
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Bill would require NYCHA to report legal expenses after arsenic scare
Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams, in conjunction with Queens Borough President Donovan...
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Council introduces resolution to block Newtown Creek natural gas vaporizers
New York City Councilmembers Jennifer Gutierrez and Lincoln Restler introduced a resolution...
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Brooklyn Bridge Park to expand environmental education center
Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP), Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, and Councilmember Lincoln Restler...
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New online tool helps agencies know where flood waters are rising
Extreme storms like Hurricanes Henri and Ida are becoming more and more...
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West Nile Virus spraying to begin in Brooklyn
In the wake of two cases of West Nile virus being discovered...
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NYC seeks law protecting basement apartment dwellers, owners
Approaching the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Ida, New York City Comptroller...
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