4/23 CURES Panel – Superstorm Sandy: Six Months After
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, Resiliency and Sustainability, Water Committee | Comments Off on 4/23 CURES Panel – Superstorm Sandy: Six Months AfterThe Center for Urban Resilience and Environmental Sustainability (CURES) is holding a panel discussion that BCEQ Director, Dart Westphal will be participating in. Join CURES to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and New York City coastline resilience with a panel of outside experts ...
BCEQ 04-11-13 Resolution letter on BxCB10 Traffic Management Plan
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Board Meetings, Educational Environmentalists, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Water Committee | Comments Off on BCEQ 04-11-13 Resolution letter on BxCB10 Traffic Management PlanAt the Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Board of Directors meeting of the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality, we reviewed the presentation titled: “Bronx Community Board 10 Traffic Management Plan: Interim Progress Report” developed by the Fund for the City of ...
5/8 Committee meetings to follow MC presention
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Communications Committee Work, Education, Front Page News, Membership Committee, Parks Committee, Water Committee | Comments Off on 5/8 Committee meetings to follow MC presentionTo the BCEQ Board of Directors, and particularly the Committees of the BCEQ Board, This is an official joint BCEQ committees meeting to discuss the necessary work of the committees. Dart's Manhattan College Sustainability Plan Urban Flyer 2013) students will begin the ...
Wednesday, May 8th at 6:15pm – Manhattan College Sustainability Plan
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Communications Committee Work, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, Water Committee | Comments Off on Wednesday, May 8th at 6:15pm – Manhattan College Sustainability PlanWe welcome you to join the 2013 URBAN 301: Environmental Development & Sustainability Class in presenting the new: Manhattan College Sustainability Plan (M.C.S.P) When: Wednesday, May 8th at 6:15pm Where: Scala Room 215- Leo Hall The Manhattan College Sustainability Plan provides a foundation for a ...
A walk down Stratford Avenue with Paul Mankiewicz
Thursday, February 21st, 2013 Posted in Blogs, Bronx River, Committees, Front Page News, In the News, Project Green, Water Committee | 2 Comments »WALKS AND TALKS City of Soil: A Walk Down Stratford Avenue with Paul Mankiewicz Paul Mankiewicz is no ordinary biologist and plant scientist. As founder and director of the The Gaia Institute, Mankiewicz explores — through research, development, design, and education — the relationship ...
EPA Recommends New Recreational Water Quality Criteria to Better Protect Public Health
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 Posted in Blogs, Committees, Front Page News, In the News, Water Committee | Comments Off on EPA Recommends New Recreational Water Quality Criteria to Better Protect Public HealthNews Release link here: EPA Recommends New Recreational Water Quality Criteria to Better Protect Public Health Release Date: 11/26/2012 Contact Information: Julia Valentine (News Media Only), valentine.julia@epa.gov, 202-564-0496 , 202-564-4355 WASHINGTON -- Pursuant to an order from a U.S. District Court and as required ...
Tell us how you feel about the Harlem River SURVEY
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 Posted in Committees, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Water Committee | Comments Off on Tell us how you feel about the Harlem River SURVEYThis link will take you to the SURVEY The survey is 3 minutes and is your opportunity to give us your wish list, your dreams.
Harlem River 6/11 Meeting: Your River Your Future (see Survey here)
Monday, June 4th, 2012 Posted in Calendared Items, Committees, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Water Committee | Comments Off on Harlem River 6/11 Meeting: Your River Your Future (see Survey here)Presentation of Pratt Institute's Community Vision of the Harlem River YOU ARE INVITED Monday, June 11th 6 pm to 8 pm Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street For more information and to RSVP Call Chauncy at (646) 719-0034 or email harlemriver@bceq.org Next steps in the Harlem River's Future Harlem River Working Group: Facebook.com/harlemriver Free ...
The Harlem River: Our River, Our Future! Your Choice: 3/22, 29 or 4/5
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 Posted in Committees, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Projects, Water Committee | Comments Off on The Harlem River: Our River, Our Future! Your Choice: 3/22, 29 or 4/5The Harlem River: Our River, Our Future! Make Your Voice Heard! THURSDAY MARCH 22nd 6:00PM HOSTOS COLLEGE ROOM B502 500 Grand Concourse THURSDAY MARCH 29th 6:00PM BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY LOUNGE LANGUAGE HALL 2155 University Avenue THURSDAY APRIL 5th 6:00PM LEHMAN COLLEGE MUSIC BUILDING FACULTY LOUNGE 250 Bedford Park Boulevard ...
40th Anniversary of BCEQ, Water Conference March 14 from 4-7 pm
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 Posted in Board Meetings, Front Page News, Membership Committee, Water Committee | 5 Comments »The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality on the occasion of its 40th Anniversary of its Annual Meeting Present the 11th Annual Water Conference EAST BRONX WATERFRONT: 40 YEARS AFTER THE CLEAN WATER ACT, ACCESS, UPDATES & PROGRESS Wednesday, March 14, 2012 from 4-7 pm Soundview Park Field ...
March 14th East Side Water Conference: Soundview, Ferry Point, Hutchinson,
Friday, February 24th, 2012 Posted in Board Meetings, Front Page News, Membership Committee, Water Committee | Comments Off on March 14th East Side Water Conference: Soundview, Ferry Point, Hutchinson,You are cordially invited to attend a celebration of BCEQ’s 40th Anniversary. Founded in 1971, we were incorporated BCEQ in 1972. Since that time, we have been the borough’s driving force for the preservation and improvement of parks ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
