NYC Residents: Learn More About DOT’s Open Streets Program For This Summer, New Episode of Curb Enthusiasm
NYC DOT Kicks off 2026 Open Streets season, New Episode of Curb Enthusiasm Editor’s…
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The Suburban-to-Urban Transition: Impervious Surface Proliferation and Its Ecological Consequences on Staten Island
The Suburban-to-Urban Transition: Impervious Surface Proliferation and Its Ecological Consequences on Staten Island Abstract This…
NY High School, College Students To Rally At Capitol For Climate Sustainability, Leadership
Editor’s note: Recently, on the opposite side of this generational age group and on the…
Staten Island & New York Politicians Advocate For Sustainable Energy Policies, Relaxing Climate Related Rules
Pirozzolo Join Colleagues in Advocating for Sustainable Energy Policies Editor’s note: We’ve covered in…
NYC’s Summer Streets Program 2026 Seeks Programming Partners: Some Submission Deadlines Tomorrow
NYC DOT SEEKING PROGRAMMING PARTNERS FOR 2026 SUMMER STREETS, CAR-FREE EARTH DAY Programming partners must submit applications by March 6…
American Farmers Who Once Fed World Now Face Pressures From Tariffs, Reduced Federal Backing
American farmers, who once fed the world, face a volatile global market with diminishing federal backing…
Aging Committee Hearing On Need To Support Seniors With Age-Related Diseases Including Parkinsons, Demanding Release Of Medicare-Negotiated Prescription Prices
Gillibrand, Scott to Lead Aging Committee Hearing on The Need To Reauthorize The Older Americans Act,…
Parkinson’s Advocates Rally In D.C., Urge Congress To Boost Critical Research Funding, Ban Parkinson’s Linked Pesticide: UPDATED
Parkinson’s Advocates Rally in D.C., Urge Congress to Boost Research Funding & Ban Parkinson’s-Linked Chemical Advocates…
No New Solar Panel Loans For New York Farms On Cropland Using Taxpayer Dollars, Foreign Materials – USDA Secretary Rollins
Secretary Rollins Blocks Taxpayer Dollars for Solar Panels on Prime Farmland Editor’s note: We previously…
Financial Literacy for NYC Public Schools, 10,000 New Homes, Brooklyn Affordable Homes, Key To The City, Bronx Affordable Housing, Manhattan Plan Proposal: Mayor Adams
Financial Literacy for NYC Public Schools, 10,000 New Homes, Brooklyn Affordable Homes, Key To The…
“The Arches” Further Revitalization, Restoring Public Safety Grants, Anti-Semitism Definition, Hunts Point Jail Barge Removal, More Affordable Housing
“The Arches” Further Revitalization, Restoring Public Safety Grants, Anti-Semitism Definition, Hunts Point Jail Barge Removal,…
Atlantic Avenue Corridor Approval, Central Park Quality of Life, New NYC Parks Commissioner, Lowest Number Of Shootings, Illegal Guns Removed, Bronx Senior Housing Development, Fireworks Return To Brooklyn Bridge, Inclusive Early Childhood Center, School Budget Stabilization, E-Bike/Scooter Speed Limits: Mayor Adams
Atlantic Avenue Corridor Approval, Central Park Quality of Life, New NYC Parks Commissioner, Lowest Number…
Broadway Junction Commercial Development, 125th Street Subway Stop Homes, Empire 1 Wind Project Restored, 9-11 Memorial Honoring Fallen Servicemembers, Fifth Avenue Transformation: Mayor Adams
Broadway Junction Commercial Development, 125th Street Subway Stop Homes, Empire 1 Wind Project Restored, 9-11…
Staten Island’s Silver Lake Residents Want Victory Blvd Connection To Forest Avenue Reopened To Vehicular Traffic To Improve Safety, Alleviate Gridlock
Staten Island Silver Lake Residents Want Victory Blvd Connection To Forest Avenue Reopened To Vehicular…
New York’s Stock Exchange, Wall Street Is Main Street (Kind Of) – Tariffs Harm Both
Actually, Wall Street (Kinda) Is Main Street And tariffs are harming both. by Scott Lincicome…
EPA Ban Of TCE, Chemical Implicated In Parkinson’s, Cancer, Infant Heart Defects Now In Jeopardy
TCE Is Linked to Heart Defects in Babies, Cancer and Parkinson’s. Republicans in Congress Want…
Bayonne Meeting Held On Flooding, Climate Issues By Resilient Northeastern NJ
Bayonne: Meeting Held on Flooding and Climate Issues Editor’s note: Staten Islander has previously covered…
NYCHA Resident Climate Action Program Application Closes Soon
NYCHA Resident Climate Action Program Application Closes Soon Editor’s note: From the program’s website: Resident…
Staten Islanders Can Join Community Climate Corps To Build Resilience, Knowledge About Climate Change: Application Due Today
Editor’s note: Last year, several Congress people sent letters to the appropriations committee regarding the…
Whales Can Live Much Longer Than Scientists’ Previous Estimates, With Lifespans As High As Possibly Double
Whales can live way longer than scientists had thought, with potential lifespans as much as…
Major Expansion of Citi Bike Program Announced, Bicycle Ridership On East River Bridges Gets Higher Each Year: NYC DOT
MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES MAJOR EXPANSION OF CITI BIKE SERVICE IN OUTER BOROUGHS AS RIDERSHIP CONTINUES…
For Better Or Worse, Trump 2.0 Unlikely To Be Like Trump 1.0 On Trade: Tariffs Likely But Still An Improvement Over President Biden’s Four Years
On Trade, Trump 2.0 Won’t Be Like Trump 1.0–for Better and Worse There will likely…
Applications Available For 2025 Open Streets Partners: Community-Based Organizations, Schools, Businesses, Other Partners Welcome To Join Program
NYC DOT ANNOUNCES APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2025 OPEN STREETS PARTNERS Community-Based Organizations, Schools, Businesses,…
OPINION: America Must Break China’s Handcuffs To Safeguard Industrial Might
Breaking China’s Handcuffs to Safeguard America’s Industrial Might Commentary By Richard Stern Director, Grover M….
NYC DOT Updates: Washington Bridge Safety Project, Broadway Redesign Completed With New Plaza, Two-Way Bike Connections
NYC DOT Updates: Washington Bridge Safety Project, Broadway Redesign Completed With New Plaza, Two-Way Bike…
NYC DOT Launches Largest-Ever Number Of Open Streets At Schools – Facilitate Easier Pickup Of Kids After School
BACK TO SCHOOL: NYC DOT LAUNCHES LARGEST EVER NUMBER OF OPEN STREETS AT SCHOOLS City…
Domestic Solar Power Participation Stifled By Chinese Competition, Price Competition
No Sunset in Sight for Solar Protectionism? Editor’s note: See our story from earlier today…
Solar Power Leaves All Other Electricity-Generating Methods, Including Nuclear, In The Shade
When it comes to power, solar is about to leave nuclear and everything else in…
Wind Farms Not Efficient, Heavily Subsidized: Vast Quantities Of Rare Earth Minerals, Land – Plus Damage To Birds, Bats, Marine Mammals
Wind Turbines: Not Green, Not Reliable Research Associate, Energy, Climate, and Environment Austin is a…
“Summer of Possibility:” NYC DOT, Mayor Adams Announce Largest Ever Summer Streets Program, With Nearly 20 Miles Of Car-Free Streets
MAYOR ADAMS KICKS OFF “SUMMER OF POSSIBILITY” BY ANNOUNCING LARGEST-EVER SUMMER STREETS Summer Streets Will…
Mayor Adams, Gov Hochul, NYCEDC, Others Attend Groundbreaking On Transformation Of South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Into Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Port
TRANSCRIPT: MAYOR ADAMS, GOVERNOR HOCHUL, NYCEDC, EQUINOR, SSBMT ANNOUNCE START OF CONSTRUCTION TO TRANSFORM SOUTH…
Protecting Our Electric Grid, Power Transmission Ability: New FERC Rule Applauded By Rep. AOC
Ocasio-Cortez Statement Applauding New FERC Transmission Rule Editor’s note: According to the FERC: “The rule…
American Corps Program Could Combat Climate Crisis: Local Pols Pen Letter To Appropriators
Ocasio-Cortez, Neguse Lead Letter to Top Appropriators to Combat the Escalating Climate Crisis Through the…
NYC TLC Makes History With Over One Million Zero-Emission Trips In January Alone – Two Years Ahead Of Sustainability, Accessibility Benchmarks
Milestone Month: TLC Makes History with Over One Million Zero-Emission Trips in January City’s Rideshare…
Paying Landowners For Reforestation Efforts While Allowing Timber Sale Likely Most Effective Climate Change Mitigation
Paying people to replant tropical forests − and letting them harvest the timber − can…
As US Begins Building Offshore Wind Farms, Scientists Say Many Questions Remain Unanswered About Impacts On Marine Life, Oceans
As the US begins to build offshore wind farms, scientists say many questions remain about…
NYC DOT Commissioner Visits SummerStreets Route In Manhattan, Including First-Ever Stop Past 125th St In Harlem
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER YDANIS RODRIGUEZ VISIT SUMMER STREETS IN MANHATTAN New…
NYC DOT Commissioner Visits First-Ever Summer Streets On Staten Island, Announces New Open Streets Planned For All Five Boroughs
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER YDANIS RODRIGUEZ TO VISIT FIRST-EVER SUMMER STREETS ON…
Offshore Wind Studies Have Shown Deleterious Effects On Radar Accuracy – Legislation Requiring Assurances This Won’t Be A Problem For US Travel Passes House
Thousands of offshore wind turbines are slated for some of the nation’s busiest airspace House…
Congressman Chris Smith Advises NJ Legislators To Reject Gov. Murphy’s Proposed Bailout Of Foreign Offshore Wind Corporation
Stop Governor Murphy’s plan to bail out foreign offshore wind corporation with billions of taxpayer…
NYC DOT Announces New Open Streets Slated For Creation In 2023, Including Four On Staten Island
With 35 additional Open Streets, total locations for 2023 nears 200 NEW YORK – New York…
Congressman Chris Smith Pushes Federal Watchdog To Launch Independent Investigation Into Impacts Of Offshore Wind Industrialization On Whales, Other Marine Life
GAO agrees to Smith’s request for independent investigation into the impacts of New Jersey’s unprecedented…
NYC DOT Launching Local Delivery Hub Pilot To Reduce Environmental Impacts Of Local Truck Deliveries
NYC DOT TO LAUNCH LOCAL DELIVERY HUB PILOT TO REDUCE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY EFFECTS…
NYC Kicks Off Open Streets Season With Largest Celebration Of Open Streets Ever, With Goal Of Car-Free Earth Day
NYC DOT TO KICK OFF OPEN STREETS SEASON WITH LARGEST-EVER CELEBRATION OF OPEN STREETS: CAR-FREE…
Can Automakers Really Step Up To Meeting New Vehicle Regulations By EPA Expected To Increase Electric Vehicles (EVs) To 67% Of US Car Sales? Tough New Standards Have Been Met Before
Boosting EV market share to 67% of US car sales is a huge leap –…
Are Electric Vehicles As Good For Environment As Many People Think?
Peak EV: Electric Vehicles Will Fade as Their True Costs Become Clear “[Lasat Wednesday], the…
Walmart Plans To Expand EV Charging Network, Including In New York, Making Electric Vehicles Accessible, Convenient, Affordable, Reliable For Individuals Across Country
Note from Lupe Dragon: As you’re probably aware, electric vehicle (EV) ownership in the U.S….
Smith Amendment, Requiring Independent Investigation Into Environmental Review Process For Wind Turbines Along Jersey Shore Passes House
In response to the Biden Administration’s industrial wind farm approval House Passes (244-189) Smith amendment…
Electric Vehicle Licenses For For-Hire Vehicles (Taxis, Uber, Lyft…) Filled Up In Under 2 Minutes, With Over 100K Applying
ELECTRIC VEHICLE LICENSES FILL UP IN UNDER 2 MINUTES As , Taxi & Limousine Commission…
NYC DOT Launches Next Phase Of On-Street Carshare Program, After Pilot That Claims To Have Reduced Car Purchases, Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Vehicle Miles Traveled
Editor’s Note: The carsharing program piloted by New York City, and now being expanded, is…
600 EV Licenses Issued To For-Hire Vehicle Drivers In Just Five Minutes, Making Clear Desire Of Drivers To Become Environmentally Friendly, Showing Demand For Future Licenses
NYC TLC ISSUES 600 NEW DRIVER-ONLY FHV LICENSES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, LICENSES FILL UP WITHIN…
Attentive Energy One Announces Plans For New Offshore Wind Ports In New York City, Providing Green Energy To Staten Island, New York City, Creating Temporary, Permanent Jobs
Attentive Energy One Announces Plans for Two New Offshore Wind Ports In New York City,…
12 New Jersey Mayors Call For Moratorium On Wind Surveying Projects Until It Can Be Determined That They Are Not Responsible For Increased Whale Deaths
12 NJ MAYORS CALL FOR IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM ON ALL OFFSHORE WIND ACTIVITY The NOAA has…
Rep. Mondaire Jones Gives Update On Activities In The House, Including Funding For Communities, Infrastructure Projects, Environmental Restoration
It’s been a busy last few weeks in Washington, and as this Congressional term comes…
Solar Geoengineering Might Work, But Many Areas Will Continue Warming
Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years Some areas wouldn’t…
Ocean Desalination Seems Like A Perfect Drought Solution, But There Are Cheaper, Less Environmentally Damaging Methods
Desalinating seawater sounds easy, but there are cheaper and more sustainable ways to meet people’s…