Stormwater capture Pier 5 draft documents
Thursday, February 9th, 2012 Posted in Committees, Water Committee | 1 Comment »These are draft documents that would not forward on the email. I want to send this in on Monday at noon -- then I will delete this section. Please let me know your comments/ changes, etc. Thank you PDF - BCEQ WCS-NOAA ...
Fresh Direct Deal cuts the Harlem and Bronx Rivers Greenway
Thursday, February 9th, 2012 Posted in Causes, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Low Impact Development, Projects | 1 Comment »BCEQ members signed onto a letter to elected officials: FreshDirect Letter 021312 BCEQ HRWG The hearing is today at 10 am, Chauncy is going and you can watch it on your computer. (Meetings will be streamed live in audio and available on-demand ...
BCEQ’s Comments on Fracking, 01.11.12
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 Posted in Environmental Reviews, Fracking, Front Page News, Projects, Water Committee | Comments Off on BCEQ’s Comments on Fracking, 01.11.12Here is what we submitted. DECjs_Public_Hearing_on_High-Volume_Hydraulic_Fracturing_011112
Bronx: Meet Your Waterfront Plan
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 Posted in Committees, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, Harlem River BOA, Harlem River Working Group, Projects, Water Committee, Yankee Stadium Redevelopment | Comments Off on Bronx: Meet Your Waterfront PlanLocated in our Projects and Research Tab, you can find many studies, but here is the latest one! Let us know what you think of the work from the students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a big ...
Comments on CSO and Green Infrastructure 11.18.11
Friday, November 18th, 2011 Posted in Bronx River, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Low Impact Development, Projects, Water Committee | Comments Off on Comments on CSO and Green Infrastructure 11.18.11Here is some of what we submitted: Green Infrastructure (GI) has to be incorporated into the Long Term Control Plans in a meaning and measurablemanner. While this plan goes a long way toward that goal, there is no need for additional ...
Secretary of Interior Visits the Harlem River, Bronx NY
Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Posted in Bronx River, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Water Committee | Comments Off on Secretary of Interior Visits the Harlem River, Bronx NY-------------------------- Harlem River Working Group Celebrate the Harlem River HRWG is online FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Chauncy Young: 646-719-0034 Press Advisory Community residents, environmental organizations and elected officials meet with United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to discussion the Urban Waters Partnership and collaborative efforts to ...
11-9 Hearing – Green Infrastructure: NYC is the last to “Get It”
Friday, October 21st, 2011 Posted in Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Project Green, Water Committee | 1 Comment »NYSDEC & NYCDEP Reach Innovative Draft Agreement to Improve New York Harbor Water Quality Agreement Will Result In an Estimated $2.4 Billion in Green Infrastructure Over 20 Years and More Than $1.6 Billion in Gray Infrastructure Projects to Reduce CSOs Public ...
Huffington Post: Robert Kennedy on Fracking, 10-21
Friday, October 21st, 2011 Posted in Environmental Reviews, Fracking, Front Page News, Water Committee | Comments Off on Huffington Post: Robert Kennedy on Fracking, 10-21________ The Fracking Industry's War On TheNew York Times -- And The Truth 10/20/11, Robert Kennedy, President, Waterkeeper Alliance; Professor, Pace University Superb investigative journalism by the New York Times has brought the paper under attack by the natural gas industry. That campaign of intimidation ...
11-30 NYS DEC Hearing on Fracking – SGEIS link added
Friday, October 21st, 2011 Posted in Fracking, Front Page News, Water Committee | Comments Off on 11-30 NYS DEC Hearing on Fracking – SGEIS link addedNovember 2011 SGEIS and Proposed Regulations Public Hearing (NYC- Afternoon) Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY Wednesday, November 30, 2011 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Public hearing on DEC's draft SGEIS and proposed regulations for high-volume hydraulic fracturing, used ...
3rd Annual Harlem River Festival scheduled for Saturday, September 22, 2012
Friday, October 7th, 2011 Posted in BCEQ Events, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group | Comments Off on 3rd Annual Harlem River Festival scheduled for Saturday, September 22, 2012HOLD THE DATE SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER JOIN OUR PLANNING MEETINGS
BCEQ Mini Conference on Harlem River Project UPDATES, Wed. October 12, 2011
Friday, October 7th, 2011 Posted in Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Projects, Water Committee | Comments Off on BCEQ Mini Conference on Harlem River Project UPDATES, Wed. October 12, 2011Harlem River The Bronx shore of the Harlem River is experiencing lots of exciting changes! Come learn all about them and how you can get involved. WHERE: Roberto Clemente State Park Recreation Center 301 West Tremont Avenue at Mattewson Road By Train: Hudson ...
BCEQ invites you to join us at the City of Water Day at Governor’s Island on July 16.
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 Posted in Front Page News, Projects, Water Committee | Comments Off on BCEQ invites you to join us at the City of Water Day at Governor’s Island on July 16.Hi Friends! BCEQ will have a table at the City of Water Day event on Governor's Island on July 16. We want to offer an opportunity for other Bronx Groups to get their messages out. So if any of you have a ...
Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 Posted in Calendared Items, Front Page News, President's Blog | Comments Off on Emerald Ash Borer Awareness WeekPlease read this important message from the Department of Environmental Conservation. Dear Concerned Citizen, The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a destructive invasive insect that has already killed over 50 million ash trees in neighboring states, and has now been detected in ...
Annual Membership & Water Conference Meeting
Thursday, March 17th, 2011 Posted in Board Meetings, Calendared Items, Front Page News, Water Committee | Comments Off on Annual Membership & Water Conference MeetingBCEQ Water Meeting April 13, 2011 4-8 PM American Legion Post Lawrence F. Keene 2879 Buhre Ave Bronx, NY 10461 Opening Presentation 4:15 – 4:45 The Bronx –East of the Bronx River in The NYC Waterfront Plan Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance SoundView to Eastchester Bay – A Panel ...
Showing the movie: Gasland March 30, Manhattan College
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 Posted in Calendared Items, Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Showing the movie: Gasland March 30, Manhattan CollegeJoin The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality for their Spring Movie Night WEDNESDAY, March 30th, at 7 p.m. in the Scala Room, Leo Engineering Building, Manhattan College. (Leo is at Corlear Avenue, between 238th and 240th St.) Will the boom in hydrofracking natural gas ...
HRWG applies for River Network Urban Waters Capacity Building Grant
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 Posted in Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Water Committee | Comments Off on HRWG applies for River Network Urban Waters Capacity Building GrantHarlem River Working Group applies for the River Network Urban Waters Capacity Building Grant. The goal of the Urban Waters Capacity-Building Grants is to improve our nation’s impaired urban water resources – rivers, lakes, wetlands and more – and the socioeconomically challenged ...
Holiday Wishes and Thank You from President Joyce!
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Holiday Wishes and Thank You from President Joyce!December 22, 2010 Dear BCEQ members and supporters! I take this opportunity to offer my fondest wishes for your holiday season! Thanks for all your support during the year and we do look forward to a productive 2011!! The happiest and healthiest of ...
Bronxites tell the News what they want from their hometown paper
Sunday, November 28th, 2010 Posted in Blogs, Communications Work, Front Page News, In the News | Comments Off on Bronxites tell the News what they want from their hometown paperBronxites tell the News what they want from their hometown paper Check out Karen Argenti, BCEQ Board Member's comments. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2010/11/23/2010-11-23_bronxites_tell_the_news_what_they_want_from_their_hometown_paper.html
Sensitive Receiving Waters – Designation for the Harlem and Bronx Rivers
Monday, October 4th, 2010 Posted in Bronx River, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Projects, UnBLOGlievable!, Water Committee | Comments Off on Sensitive Receiving Waters – Designation for the Harlem and Bronx RiversHere are the letters exchanged between BCEQ and the DEC. DEC Commissioner Denied Appeal - BCEQ_DECCom_reject_appeal (8-3-10) Appeal to the DEC Commissioner BCEQ_Appeal_Sensitive_Area_04192010 DEC response - DEC_reply_to_BCEQ__Requesting_Sensitive_Area_(3-5-10) BCEQ request to designated Bronx and Harlem Rivers as Sensitive Areas - BCEQ__Requesting_Sensitive_Area_02172010 Check out what other EPA regions ...
Dirt! the Movie – Wednesday, October 13 at 6:00 pm
Monday, September 27th, 2010 Posted in Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Dirt! the Movie – Wednesday, October 13 at 6:00 pmJoin us on Wednesday, October 13th at 6:00 pm Movie starts promptly at 6:30pm Manhattan College, Leo Engineering Building, Scala Auditorium 3825 Corlear Ave @ W238th Street (#1 train or Bx9 toW238th Street) DIRT! The Movie--directed and produced by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow--takes you ...