The Sierra Club and the Hudson River Fishermen’s Association have filed a suit in New York State Supreme Court in Queens County against the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and the owners of the Ravenswood Generating Station.
The suit challenges the DEC’s failure to conduct an environmental review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) in issuing a water withdrawal permit to the generating station.
The Northeast, including New York and other Great Lakes states, is enjoying what could be the largest-ever influx of Arctic Snowy Owls. And more may be on the way.
The killing of some owls at New York City airports has provoked an outcry against the practice, which was deemed necessary to prevent owls from being sucked into plane engines and raising the risk of a crash. The Port Authority announced it would move toward non-lethal trap-and-release methods.
Sales of disposable beverage containers have grown dramatically—up by 22 percent from 2000-2010—with per capita consumption soaring by eight percent over the same period.
Yet even as beverage sales increased, the rate at which we recycled the empty containers declined, according to “Bottled Up,” a report by the Container Recycling Institute.
by Betsy Naselli
Little Boy Blue had a good idea—letting the sheep graze while he rested under the haystack. I think he would like this animal-sparing meal!
This Little Boy Blue pie, a vegan take on shepherd’s pie, is as filling and easy to make as the meaty version, but is so much more, nutritionally: more fiber, more antioxidants, more vitamins and minerals.
History buffs, step forward. I have a question for you. Which Northeastern evergreen tree helped bring about the Revolutionary War?
Found throughout our area, this tree drops long, sticky cones from wand-like branches. It grows tall in the forest, flat and bushy in open fields. Its needles come in clusters of five, which is the number of letters in the tree’s first name.
Court case could set precedent for sales of public water
by David Beavers
The natural gas industry in Pennsylvania has turned its eyes to New York’s rich water resources. Just ask residents of Painted Post.
The Steuben County village entered into a contract with SWEPI, a Royal Dutch Shell affiliate, in 2011 to send up to 1.5 million gallons of water per day to Tioga County, Pa. SWEPI intended to use the water in its fracking operations there.
Hudson Mohawk
by Susan Lawrence
Group works to reduce locomotive emissions, curb risk of tanker catastrophe
The Hudson Mohawk Group continues to use some special funds for air quality improvements in the City of Rensselaer and nearby areas.
by Moisha Blechman
The Chinese government seems to have caught most of us off-guard when it recently announced it is “poorly prepared to tackle the impact of climate change that presents a serious threat to the country, thanks to a lack of planning and public awareness.”
by Jessica Helm, Arthur Kuypers and Bill Mattingly
If horizontal high-volume hydrofracking were allowed in New York, the pollution threat to our surface waters would be immense, and our waters are already impacted by ongoing activity.
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