New York Farm Bureau Asks Lawmakers To Follow The Science, Not Ban Seed Treatments Using Neonicotinoid
Editors Note: The pesticides mentioned in this article are of the type that do the…
Category: Environment
USDA, Department Of Interior Create New Tribal Homelands Initiative To Form Co-Stewardship With Indigenous Peoples For Public Lands, Waterways
Tribal Homelands Initiative will incorporate tribal capacity, expertise, Indigenous knowledge into federal land and resources…
Staten Island’s Wiliam H. Pouch Camp Natural Area Preserved Forever As A Natural And Open Public Space, Used By The Boy Scouts And All Islanders
City commits funds to allow 19 acres of property to be preserved as protected natural…
Planned NYC Parks Cleanups To Cause Temporary Road Closures On Staten Island
You may have noticed that Rockland Avenue was closed on Wednesday, November 3rd, between 10am…
“Green Schoolyard” Opened At Staten Island’s I.S.7R School In Southeast Annadale With Outdoor Classroom Space, Flood Mitigation Technology
Editor’s Note: Green schoolyards are a project of the Trust for Public Land, the author…
Super Sweet! Vegan Sweet Potato Coconut Pie Wins National PETA Award, Helping Us Enjoy A Delicious ThanksVegan Feast
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Now that 47% of Americans want to incorporate more vegan foods into their meals,…
Removed From The Endangered Species List Never To Be Found Again; They Did Not Live Through The Current Mass Extinction…Caused By Humans
October 14, 2021: A few weeks ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made headlines…
What Is That Plant That Grew In My Backyard?? This App Helps You Identify Plants With AI And A Database Of User-Contributed And Verified Images
[email protected] is a research and a citizen science platform, initially supported by Agropolis Foundation, and…
ProPublica: Conservationists Envision Nature Sanctuaries, Black Farmers Witness Legacy Stolen
by Tony Briscoe, ProPublica Editor’s Note: This is an interesting read. Please understand that these…
New Jersey Considers Their Other Residents When Planning New Developments: Turtles, Salamanders, Chipmunks, and Other Small Animals
Editor’s Note: Staten Island, part of the great state of New York, can take some…
Weed Zapping Robotic Machine Revolutionizing The Future Of Farming, Replacing Herbicides with Lasers, Fostering More Sustainable Agriculture. Q and A with Carbon Robotics
Carbon Robotics is one of the most interesting new companies to come on the agricultural…
Connecticut Updates Its “Bottle Bill” With Larger Cost To Consumers To Encourage Greater Redemption Center Recycling
The bill now heads to Governor Lamont’s desk to be signed into law. Editor’s Note:…
Connecticut’s Commercial Organics Recycling Law, In Effect Since 2014, Received Grants From EPA And USDA To Help Further Reduce Waste With A Goal Of 60% Waste Diversion By 2024 – Could This Be A Model For New York?
Editor’s Note: While the below article discusses laws relevant to Connecticut, such laws would be…
Weird Noise Heard On Staten Island In Graniteville And Other Areas
On September 10, 2021, a strange sound was heard in the Graniteville area of Staten…
Staten Island SAFE Disposal Event Scheduled For October 16th – Bring Electronics, Hazardous Waste, Prescriptions, and More
New York City hosts SAFE Disposal Events (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) throughout the year…
The Salvation Army’s Local Centers Respond To Hurricane Ida Helping Those Hit Hard By The Storm
Trained disaster staff mobilize relief efforts in multiple states in the Northeast New York, NY,…
MASSIVE FLOODING On Staten Island As Hurricane Ida Passes Through – Cars, Buses, and People Stranded
Hurricane Ida made her presence known on Staten Island on Wednesday night. With flash flooding…
Cute Squirrel Plays With Landscape Fabric In Newly Planted Garden. Funny Squirrel Video
In early summer this year, a cute squirrel friend came by to play in our…
Mosquito Spraying By The Health Department Tonight In Certain Areas of Staten Island For West Nile
Trucks will spray pesticide in parts of Staten Island and the Bronx in the evening…
Staten Islander Walks: A Walking Tour of the Serpentine Art and Nature Commons
Video by PatThis video is the beginning of a new series, called Staten Islander Walks:…
Dangerous Heat Wave In NYC – Beat The Heat In A Cooling Center
This week, we are expecting record-setting heat, due to a heat advisory by the National…
The Insectocalypse (Insect Apocalypse) May Be Closer To Reality Than Anyone Thinks, And It’s Mostly From Humans In The “Anthropocene Age”
Discussion on the “insect apocalypse” study Perhaps you have not heard of the coming “insect…
The Graniteville Wetland Forest Prayer Vigil: An Interview And Update With Gabriella Velardi
Gabriella Velardi Ward. Graniteville Wetland Forest. These are two subjects that readers of Staten Islander…
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies…
Do You Know Your Real Footprint On The Animal World? Henry Mance Asks Tough Questions In His Debut Book “How To Love Animals: In A Human-Shaped World”
Originally published on Mongabay by Elizabeth Claire Alberts on 19 July 2021 Henry Mance’s debut book, “How…
The Battle To Save The Graniteville Wetland Continues: An Update From Gabriella Velardi Ward of SI Coalition of Wetlands and Forests
The Graniteville Wetland located along South Avenue in Staten Island has been a point of…
Heat Waves Are More Dangerous And Deadly Than Most People Realize: 6 Things to Know
Originally published on The Revelator, by Tara Lohan The deadliest weather event is often the…
Researchers Trying To Protect Endangered Seahorses From Extinction Amid Lack Of Knowledge About The Sea Creatures And Their Ecosystem
The charismatic animals could serve as flagship species for ocean conservation, according to researchers, but…
When Humans Get Involved In Wetland Management: Migratory Birds Seeking Refuges Face Drought, Disease and Death on the Pacific Flyway
The Western drought has exacerbated a water crisis, years in the making, that threatens the…
Changing Hearts, Changing Minds
Editor’s Note: Today Is Ingrid Newkirk’s Birthday, and this special article written by her is…
Serpentine Art and Nature Commons: A Talk With John Garcia
Serpentine Art and Nature Commons on Google Maps Staten Islander’s Interview With John Garcia of…
BP Oddo, DA McMahon Partner Again for ‘Litter Heroes’ to Clean their Communities
Small groups are encouraged to get out and clean up neighborhoods in a safe way…
NYC Council Votes to Restrict Use of Plastic Straws and Reduce School Food Waste In Staten Island And NYC
May 12, 2021 The Council will also vote on bills to regulate moped industryCity Hall –…
Staten Island Zoo: Building Career Bridges For Biologists Through Conservation Research
The Staten Island Zoo is hosting another virtual event via Zoom and their website. Learn…
The Tick App Tracking Staten Island’s Tick Population, Diseases. An Interview With Professor Maria Diuk-Wasser
The Tick App was created by researchers at Columbia University in order to study the…
Solving the Growing Plastics Waste Puzzle
By M. Mitchell Waldrop As hard as it is to imagine a time when we…
Rolling Kegs Downhill And The Story Of The Abandoned Highways In Staten Island’s Greenbelt
The abandoned highways once sat in Sunnyside right by what’s now the Petrides School Complex,…
Pope Francis: Healing Of Human Society and Worldwide Ecology Intrinsically Tied
Face it. Ecology is the domain of granola crunchers and starry eyes vegans. It’s overly…
Rowing Out Onto Clove Lakes: Day-tripping On SI
It’s been years since I was out on the water at Clove Lakes Park. Back…
Pope Francis: Think of The Vulnerable, Listen To The Land
Pope Francis wrote a pontifical message for the World Day of Prayer For the Care…
BJ’s Wholesale Staten Island Project Pushed Through By DEC, Despite 1,700 Letters And Racial Injustice Complaints
BJ’s Wholesale wants to come to Staten Island, and they don’t care if residents want…
SI’s Solution To Traffic: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon..err..New Dorp
Public transportation improvements are the answer to Staten Island, and NYC’s, traffic woes. This is…
Thin Blue Line Painted Over At Clove Lakes Park In Staten Island – Sam Pirozzolo Speaks
Thin Blue Line Painted Over Sam Pirozzolo, a resident of Staten Island, speaks about the…
Tropical Storm Isaias Downs Trees, Causes Damage On Staten Island
On August 4th, Tropical Storm Isaias passed through New York City and Staten Island, causing…
Show Your Love For Felines On International Cat Day
Today, August 8th, is International Cat Day. Meoooow! Each year, this fun feline festivity is…
New Twin-Span Goethals Bridge Shared-Use Pedestrian and Bike Path Finally Opens!
Finally! We can cross without a car! Today marked a milestone in the saga of…
Graniteville Quarry Park: A Unique Geological Area Transformed From Dumping Ground To City Park
Interviews With CSI Professor of Geology Alan Benimoff and The Friends of Graniteville Quarry Park…
Solving Homelessness: Build Green “Last Resort Towers”, Institute “Homeless Solution Game”
Homelessness is gripping the United States like never before. If you’ve been to Manhattan in…
Got Litterbugs Littering? Boro Pres. Oddo’s Clean Team Will Help. But So Should You!
Litter. It’s everywhere. And, why? In the end, it’s our own mess that we created….
RAD ICAL’s 11 Drastic Proposals To Save The Earth & Prevent Climate Change
Recently, I commented on an article that appeared in StatenIslander.Org, entitled “As The Amazon Burns:…
Are Climate Change Predictions Actually Hurting the Cause for Environmentalism? Would Pollution Be A Wiser Focus Than Climate Change?
Greta Thunberg is now the face of the environmental movement. The sixteen year old Swedish…