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Kelp Farming May Help Clean New York’s Polluted Waterways and Fight Climate Change

March 28, 2023
New York City

Paddling their boat in a creek inlet in Greenpoint, Shanjana Mahmud and Luke Eddins, volunteers with the Newtown Creek Alliance, headed to

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How the East River Became So Polluted and Why It Still Is

June 29, 2023
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The East River, a 16-mile-long tidal strait in New York City. It has a long history of pollution that dates back to

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AN EARTH DAY TECHNOLOGY WORTH INVESTING IN

June 19, 2022
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Global emissions of methane are skyrocketing. But if we act now, we can start getting it out of the atmosphere. By Daphne Wysham |

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The Leaf Blower Menace: Why These Noisy Machines Should be Banned

April 22, 2022
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Every autumn, the sound of leaf blowers fills the air. It sounds like every homeowner in America has one, and they are

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Peaker Power Plant Pollution, A National Story with Local Roots

February 7, 2022
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On February 1st, 2022, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, introduced the Justice in Power Plant Permitting Act, legislation

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Amid Covid, the Air Hazards of Gas Appliances Draw New Scrutiny

January 10, 2023
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December 2, 2020 by Jonathan Mingle Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News As a physician and epidemiologist with the U.S.

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Is it time to ban leaf blowers now, end the noise and air pollution?

November 9, 2022
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Ban leaf blowers now. That thought burned across my mind as the crew outside entered its third hour of noise and air

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