DOT Commissioner Announces Largest-Ever Car-Free Earth Day
By TYRELL INGRAM NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodríguez announced in Times Square that this year’s Car-Free Earth Day will expand across the five …[read more]
Environment
Climate Change Can Lead to Human Trafficking, Said ECPAT Panel
By: TYRELL INGRAM There are one billion children who live in areas where the climate is considered at “extremely high risk” according to a report …[read more]
Two Vegans on Opposite Sides of Political Divide
By CARMEN SAFFIOTI As Joe Biden was announced the projected winner of the presidential election recently, Kristie Babylon rejoiced while Cindy Rhein lamented her disappointment …[read more]
Returning Oysters to New York Harbor
Brooklyn News Service reporter Lisa Flaugh explores efforts to return New York City to its one-time status as the world’s oyster capital.
Report: State underestimates sewage pollution
By SEAN EGAN New York’s waterways are far more polluted with raw sewage than the state Department of Environmental Conservation has been reporting under a …[read more]
Wind power urged for NYC
By SEAN EGAN Environmental groups met on Friday night at St. Peter’s Church in Midtown Manhattan to discuss details of possibly using offshore wind energy …[read more]
A Push for Sustainability at Brooklyn Navy Yard
By DANIEL STEIN-SAYLES This article appeared in the August 14, 2014 Gotham Gazette. John Randall gestured to a pile of wood stacked to the ceiling …[read more]