Council Approves Bills to Regulate Snow Removal
Apr 07, 2011
Photo (cc) Christopher Schoenbohm In response to the storm of criticism on the Bloomberg administration's response to last year's Boxing Day blizzard, the City Council approved a package of legislation Wednesday Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:05 PM)
Taxi of Tomorrow Could Reduce Fleet Fuel Efficiency
Mar 30, 2011
Photo (cc) Karsan Despite a call to bring the city's cab industry into the future, yellow taxis aren't going as green as some would hope. Within a month, the city will select Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:05 PM)
Administration Considers Waste-to-Energy
Mar 23, 2011
Photo (cc) Kai Schreiber This waste-to-energy plant in Newark was built almost 20 years ago and continues to burn garbage, including some of New York City's refuse. The Bloomberg administration is once Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:04 PM)
With State Parks at Risk, Advocates Seek New Funding Sources
Dec 20, 2010
Photo by Ruthanne Reid After layoffs take effect Dec. 31, Riverbank State Park in Manhattan, the fourth most visited of New York's state parks, will lose all four of its rangers Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:30 PM)
After Cuts and Firing, Can Agency Still Protect New York's Environment?
Nov 10, 2010
Photo by Astoria4u The clean up of Newtown Creek (above) would be in jeopardy if New York withdrew from the federal Superfund program. "Pete Grannis was fired by Gov. Paterson because he Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:29 PM)
Making 'Fair Share' Fairer
Oct 05, 2010
This is the second article in a series of commentaries Gotham Gazette will run between now and Election Day on the charter proposals appearing on the November ballot. For decades, some Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:59 PM)
Tackling Fracking
Oct 01, 2010
Photo (cc) Helen Slottje A natural gas drilling site in Pennsylvania. The Paterson administration saw it coming -- the economic collapse, state budget deficits growing to unprecedented proportions. "In a budget crisis Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:28 PM)
Stated Meeting: Green Light!
Sep 30, 2010
Photo (cc) Gilderic Shining a light on electricity usage, the City Council approved a package of legislation Wednesday that aims to increase efficiency, including a bill requiring commercial properties to use Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:32 PM)
Another Natural Gas Controversy
Aug 17, 2010
Photo (cc) Voxphoto While New Yorkers hotly debate the safety of hydraulic fracturing, a controversial method for extracting natural gas from upstate rock formations, a second natural gas issue has quietly Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:08 AM)
As City's Temperature Rises, Air Quality Falls
Aug 04, 2010
Photo by Jorge Castro It has been a great summer for anybody who sells ices on the street, repairs air conditioners, or enjoys a run through a park sprinkler. For New Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:08 AM) |