Climate Leadership Continues By New York State: Infrastructure Investments, Community Projects, Environmental Conservation, Emmissions Standards
Editor’s note: Last year, the Nature Conservancy held a symposium to discuss the…
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Bayonne NJ Recognized As Bona Fide “Tree City” By Arbor Day Foundation Due To Prevalence, Centrality Of Trees
Bayonne Earns Tree City USA Recognition from Arbor Day Foundation Editor’s note: For those readers…
New York Senator: Gas Prices Are Rising, School Meals For All Program Would Help Struggling Families
Pass School Meals For All, $10 Billion IRS Payday, Surging Gas Prices, Collective Bargaining Rights DOD,…
New York Senator: Student Loan Debt Relief, Standing With Unions, Tree Planting Funding For Underserved Communities, UAP Release, Second Ave Subway, Other Updates
Student Loan Debt Relief, Release Bronx Funding, Standing With Unions, 60 Days Of Iran War, Tree…
Amidst Uncertainties In Federal Funding For Various State, Local Projects, Updating Staten Islanders On Progress Of USACE Hurricane Protection Measures
Updating Staten Islanders On Progress Of USACE Hurricane Protection Measures We asked the USACE…
NY Gov, Atty Gen: Conservation Win For State Lands With Memorandum of Understanding To Facilitate Quick Preservation
NY Gov, Atty Gen: Conservation Win For State Lands With Memorandum of Understanding To Facilitate…
City Parks Foundation Hosts Urban Forest Community Kickoff Event To Engage Community Members In Environmental Change
City Parks Foundation Hosts Urban Forest Community Kickoff Event To Engage Community Members In Environmental…
NY’s Nature Conservancy Holds Symposium
NY’s Nature Conservancy Holds Symposium Editor’s note: The Nature Conservancy previously discussed some of…
Senator Scarcella-Spanton’s Disaster Preparedness Bill Passes Senate Floor
Senator Scarcella-Spanton’s Disaster Preparedness Bill Passes Senate Floor Editor’s note: As part of last year’s…
Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Could Decrease Protections For National Monuments, Roll Back Progress In Filling Nature Gap For Low Income Americans
Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Would Decrease Protections for Nature Editor’s note: We have previously…
Upstate New York, Parts Of NJ, PA To Benefit From Increased Grid Resiliency: Sen. Gillibrand Announces $27M Grant
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES $27 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR DELAWARE COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AS PART OF…
Prepared 9-1-1 Lets Smartphone Users Share Videos, Photos With 9-1-1 Dispatchers During An Emergency
Prepared 9-1-1 Lets Smartphone Users Share Videos, Photos With 9-1-1 Dispatchers During An Emergency Editor’s…
Seawall Construction Will Raise Quality Of Life For Shore Communities Recently (Repeatedly) Devastated By Coastal Flooding
Seawall will raise quality of life for shore communities By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D. Editor’s note:…
Emergency Mgmt, Response Officials Speak At Family Emergency Preparedness Day On Staten Island Organized By NYEM
City, State, Federal emergency management and response officials and partners to speak at Family Emergency…
Flood Preparedness Town Hall Tonight On Staten Island By NYC DEP: Free Flood Kits – Local Politicians Inform Residents
Editor’s note: Asm. Fall is also concerned about flooding in the neighborhoods he represents. On…
New Executive Director Appointed For Nature Conservancy’s New York Cities Program
Tami Lin-Moges Appointed Director of Nature Conservancy’s New York Cities Program Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
New East River Park Ballfields, Delancey St Bridge As Part Of ESCR; Commissioner Caban Resigns; Opioid Prevention, Treatment Annual Budget Increased To $50M Due To New Settlement; Flood Mitigation Strategies: NYC Mayor
MAYOR ADAMS OPENS NEW EAST RIVER PARK BALLFIELDS, DELANCEY STREET BRIDGE AS PART OF EAST…
Brooklyn, Queens Beaches Closed Saturday, Sunday Due To Dangerous Conditions From Tropical Storm Ernesto
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO: NYC QUEENS AND BROOKLYN BEACHES & NPS JACOB RIIS BEACH WILL CLOSE…
Flooding Expected To Continue, Worsen Today As Post-Tropical Depression Debby Merges With Another Weather Front, Bringing More Rain
NYC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ISSUES TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING…
Staten Island Blue Belt Reconstruction Project Receives $1 Million For Ocean Breeze Area
Malliotakis Announces $1 Million for Mid-Island Blue Belt Street Reconstruction Project Editor’s note: Similarly to…
Worsening Floods, More Severe Weather To Come For Upstate New York, Other Areas Of State: Senator Gillibrand Looks To Work With Colleagues In Congress On Bills To Facilitate Recovery
Editor’s note: Senator Gillibrand held a video press conference back in January after severely damaging…
Nature Conservancy: Many Policy Wins, Positive Changes In 2023
Season’s Greetings to you and yours! Writing to share The Nature Conservancy’s 2023 Impact Report….
NYC DOT Announces Funding For Flood Mitigation Study On Brookville Blvd (Snake Road) In Queens
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, PARTNER AGENCIES, AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FUNDING…
Nature Conservancy Releases New Tree Canopy Maps For Each Borough Of NYC, Part Of Forest For All NYC’s Plan To Increase Canopy Cover
The Nature Conservancy Publishes Fact Sheets on Tree Canopy for Every New York City Council…
New Small Wetlands Protections In NYS May Protect Critical Small Wetlands, Vital To Farms, Homes, Infrastructure
Wetland Wonders: Reforms Included in New York’s Budget Will Help Safeguard These Vital Areas Marshes,…
Massive Flooding In NYC: Sea Lions Escape Underwater Central Park Zoo, Buses Filled With Water, Evening Commute Impossible
Several weeks ago, severe flooding came through parts of New York City from Hurricane Ophelia….
Hurricane Ian, Other Disasters A Growing Source Of Inequality- Even Among Middle Class
How Hurricane Ian and other disasters are becoming a growing source of inequality – even…
When Hurricanes Threaten Your Area, What Can You Do? Simple Tips From Salvation Army GNY
Hurricanes are posing an active threat to New Yorkers and while there’s no way to avoid them, there are some things people can do to protect – and sometimes save – themselves,…
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…