Washington D.C., July 31, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) wants to remind the public that August is Tree Check Month. This is the best time to spot the round, drill-like holes made […]
APHIS ANNOUNCES EMERGING ANIMAL DISEASE PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN WASHINGTON, July 14, 2017—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) is making the Emerging Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Plan available today. […]
WASHINGTON — Russel Wetenkamp of Manitowoc, Wisc., pled guilty and was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Wisconsin to criminal violations related to the (PPA). Wetenkamp fraudulently marked wooden pallets indicating that they were compliant […]
Enforcement of Business Recycling Rules Begins August 1 Streamlined Rules to Make Recycling Easier and Consistent Across all Business Types Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia announced today that starting August 1, 2017, the New York City Department of Sanitation will begin […]
America’s first commercial oil refinery was put in operation this month in 1860. It was built in Titusville, Pennsylvania, on the banks of Oil Creek. That town was the site of the country’s first productive oil well in 1859, and […]
In the past, hot summer days meant that some enterprising youngsters in the neighborhood would set up a lemonade stand or the family would share a pitcher of iced tea on the front porch to cool off. In recent times, […]
Since 1950 a Polluting Gas Station in Heart of South Bronx Residential Neighborhood allowed to operate across the street from NYCHA and a Public School Public Hearing Tuesday on this issue of a non-complying land-use NYC Board of Standards and […]
SCHUMER: AS NEW TICK-BORNE DISEASE—POWASSAN—EMERGES & WE ARE ON VERGE OF SUMMER TICK SURGE, SCHUMER URGES SWIFT FED ACTION; FEDS ARE MOVING AT SNAIL’S PACE TO IMPLEMENT ALREADY-ON-THE-BOOKS LAW THAT WOULD HELP FAST-TRACK RESEARCH, VACCINES & STRATEGIES TO STAMP OUT […]
FORUM: Days After East River Oil Spill, New Yorkers To Hold Town-Hall Event with City Officials on Climate, Jobs and Justice Mayor de Blasio, Comptroller Stringer, Public Advocate James invited to take questions from city residents on climate positions What’s […]
The Mount Vernon Daily Voice reported Sunday on “the discovery of a dead dolphin in the Hutchinson River near the Mount Vernon/Pelham border is bringing attention to the Mount Vernon sewer system.” According to the Journal News, the dolphin was […]
350.org on New York State’s Renewed Exxon Climate Resolution “Instead of negotiating with rogue oil corporations, DiNapoli should be protecting New Yorkers.” New York, NY — Today, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli renewed the New York State Common Retirement […]
Gas pipeline threatens New York City water supply and risks nuclear catastrophe Peekskill, New York – New York residents and environmental experts are desperate to stop the construction of a gas pipeline that poses a major threat to more than […]
New Yorkers urge De Blasio & Stringer to #DeFundDAPL, divest from risky fossil fuels 30 organizations call on De Blasio to cut banks backing DAPL as 100+ rally at Stringer’s office urging divestment New York, NY — New Yorkers are […]
New Yorkers to rally to #DeFundDAPL & divest risky fossil fuels New York, NY — Just days after Mayor Bill De Blasio expressed support for cutting ties with the banks behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, New Yorkers will gather to […]
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