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This Month's Article ...
This area of approximately 5.2 square miles includes more than 20 sites the government or residents consider contaminated -- many of them close to apartment buildings and houses. In March, the community learned of further dangers.
Recent Environment Articles from the Gotham Gazette:
Staten Island's Toxic Stew
| Cleaning Up Pollution at New York's Ports
| Stimulating a Cleaner Environment
| A Changing Climate on Global Warming: What the Election Means
Links in the News ...
- City Proposes New Plan for Gowanus Canal Cleanup (NY Times)
- Car-Free, Summer Streets Come Back (NY Times)
- Toxic Fumes Kill Three At Sewage Plant (Daily News)
- Seven Fire Department Officers Censured in Bank Blaze (NY Times)
- Public Health Study Begins on Newtown Creek (Daily News)
- Rainfall Likely to Make Record Books (Daily News)
Researching Environment ...
Two new reports by by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (PERI), Center for American Progress (CAP), Green For All, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) show how investments in clean-energy economy could positively impact the American economy, creating more jobs for lower-income workers in addition to lowering energy and transportation costs. As clean energy and climate legislation moves through Congress, new data show that a $6.7 billion investment in New York City would create 62,949 new jobs. (June 22, 2009)
Green Jobs and Green Homes
New York should create a retrofitting program to make residential housing more energy efficient according to this report by the Working Families Party and a national group called American Progress. They say that 60,000 years worth of green jobs could be created, $1 billion saved through lower energy bills, and residential energy consumption reduced by 30 percent to 40 percent. (May 28, 2009)
The City's Green Apples and Bad Apples
For the third year in a row, the Natural Resources Defense Council has compiled a list of the city's best and worst environmental places. On the best list, Red Hook Community Farm and Marcal Paper (in New Jersey) are included. On the worst, Coney Island holds a place, as does the State Senate. (May 1, 2009)
City Trails in Number of High Performance Buildings
New York City has 41 buildings with a LEED rating -- a certification for its efficiency in water and energy use and carbon emissions -- according to a new report by the Center for an Urban Future. That leaves the city in the middle for number of certifications. There are 70 in Chicago, 63 in the comparatively tiny Portland, 55 in Seattle and 47 in Washington, DC. (April 30, 2009)
Environmental Reviews Should Include Climate Change
New York should require an environmental reviews of land use, energy, industrial, transportation and other projects that includes climate change implications, according to a new report by the Municipal Art Society. The review proposed would incorporate the disclosure of the projects' potential greenhouse gas emissions and an exploration of how to mitigate those emissions. It would also include the consideration of how climate change will impact the projects and what could be done to prepare for that. (April 24, 2009)
State agency's website includes information on environmental regulations and natural resources for businesses and individuals.
The Big Green Apple
About the book "The Big Green Apple: Your Guide to Eco-Friendly Living in New York City." I tried to email this information to info@gothamgazette.com, but never heard back from anyone. Please add this book to the "books" section.
bronx council for environmental quality (B.C.E.Q.)
Local and very grassroots environmental advocacy group representing the entire borough of The Bronx. Keeps members informed with its online newsletter and calendar of events.
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
The people who watch over NYC's water supply, wastewater treatment, environmental planning and other environmental issues.
www.nonoise.org
Information on noise laws and noise issues.
This page belongs to a coalition of grassroots organizations concerned with providing a clean and safe environment to communities of color and low-income communities, with topics such as "What's Transportation got to do with Environmental Justice?" This site connects you with such groups and shows you what they're doing . . .and how you can help.
Moregardens.org
This pro-garden web site provides background on Esperanza Garden and efforts to preserve the city's other community gardens. Log on to learn about the Samson Bill, which would make all New York City community gardens permanent State parkland, and SLR 61, a complimentary bill that the City Council must endorse before the State can act.
SmokeFree Educational Services
The place to go for anything and everything concerning anti-tobacco activism in New York and around the nation, including information on smoking cessation, anti-smoking legislation, latest news, and links to other organizations.
Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities
Environmental concepts made easy. A great little Web site that provides comprehensive information about lead, environmental estrogens and, in case you were wondering, environmental astrobiology.
Office of New York State Attorney General
This site includes detailed information on environmental matters that the attorney general and his staff are working on, including relevant speeches, environmental complaint forms, numerous reports and studies on wide-ranging environmental issues and links to other environmental groups.
by Benjamin Miller
Heartbeats in the Muck: A Dramatic Look at the History, sea Life and Environment of New York Harbor
by John Waldman
Liquid Assets: A History of New York City's Water
by Diane Galusha
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
by Robert A. Caro
Wild New York: A Guide to the Wildlife, Wild Places and Natural Phenomena of New York City
by Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson
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