Putting Biodiversity On The Map In Hudson Valley Communities
Following 10 months of study, exploration, and hard work, community groups from Ulster, Dutchess and Albany counties will present findings of their habitat research on Wednesday, Oct. 29,
Some anglers miss Hudson warnings
The wind had a wicked kick as it skidded across the Hudson River, then over the anglers perched along the Piermont Pier.
Statue of Liberty Dedicated in New York Harbor
On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift to the United States from the people of France, was officially unveiled to the public by President Grover Cleveland.
Skanska Gets Contract For First Phase of Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corp. (BBPDC) has awarded Skanska USA Inc. a $47 million contract to develop an 85-acre waterfront park seen as a key to the revitalization of the Brooklyn, NY waterfront.
DEC Announces Environmental Justice Grants
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced 50 projects that were awarded 2008 Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants to organizations serving communities across the state that face multiple sources of environmental harms and risks.
Burden To Municipal Art Society: Don’t Mess With City’s Coney Plans
On Friday, we wrote about how the Municipal Art Society is putting together a design forum to come up with ideas for the redevelopment of Coney Island, kicking off the initiative today.
A team to work on designs for Coney Island
A nonprofit group has asked a creative team to come up with designs to restore Coney Island to its heyday, after years of decline.
Researchers find key to differences in dioxin sensitivity
Dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), furans and other dioxin-like compounds belong to a family of chemicals that are some of the most toxic on the planet.
Invasive species may be linked to canal
Experts from Vermont and New York are to meet next week to talk about whether the Champlain Canal plays a role bringing invasive species to Lake Champlain.
Climate Change Seeps into the Sea
Good news has turned out to be bad. The ocean has helped slow global warming by absorbing much of the excess heat and heat-trapping carbon dioxide that has been going into the atmosphere since the start of the Industrial Revolution.