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July 15 Connecting Communities for City of Water Day

Saturday, July 8th, 2023 Posted in Calendared Items, climate changge, Committees, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Newsletters, sustainable parks, Water Committee | Comments Off

Press Release - #CityofWaterDay! Harlem River Groups Celebrate City Of Water Day Saturday, July 15 Help create a more sustainable City and celebrate the Harlem River with us! July 15 Press Release for City of Water Day in Harlem River Parks 071123 For ...

Petition for South Bronx Power Plant Clean Air Quality

Friday, February 24th, 2023 Posted in Communications Committee Work, Communications Work, Environmental Justice Issues, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Harlem River Yards Park Greenway, Hudson River Watershed Projects, Newsletters, Permits, Permits Comments and locations, Water Committee | Comments Off

Here is a FACT SHEET Air Quality Permit Renewal for the Harlem River YardsHere is a BCEQ PETITION HRY AIR FINAL Email the signed sheets to dec.sm.Comment.NYPARen2022 <Comment.NYPARen2022@dec.ny.gov> or give to a BCEQer ....

Winter News February 2023

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 Posted in Calendared Items, climate changge, Communications Work, eMagazine, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Greenway, Membership Committee, Newsletters, Parks Committee, Speak Up, Water Committee | Comments Off

Winter 2023 FEB FINAL\ Updates on many projects. Calendar items Action Points Environmental Reviews

Climate Change Solutions using Carbon and Energy Efficiency

Sunday, February 19th, 2023 Posted in Board Meetings, Committees, Communications Committee Work, Environmental Justice Issues, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Newsletters, Power Plan, Project Green, Resiliency and Sustainability, Water Committee | Comments Off

Climate Change Solutions using Carbon and Energy Efficiency Many of us are concerned about what the future holds in terms of Climate Change, Green House Gases, and Carbon Sequestration. Conserving and protecting our natural resources, making our uses of electricity more ...

Green Infrastructure for Private Property

Sunday, February 19th, 2023 Posted in climate changge, Committees, Communications Committee Work, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Greenway, Low Impact Development, Membership Committee, Newsletters, Project Green, Water Committee | Comments Off

Green Infrastructure for Private Property NYC Soil & Water Conservation District has partnered with the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ), Green Roof Researchers Alliance (GRRA) and NYC Department of Environmental Protection to reach out to residents and businesses in the Bronx ...

NYC DEP DPR Tibbetts Advisory Group

Sunday, May 1st, 2022 Posted in Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Harlem River Long Term Control Plan, Newsletters, Putnam Rail Trail, Tibbetts Brook Daylighting, Van Cortlandt Park, Water Committee | Comments Off

The Daylighting of Tibbetts Brook along the Putnam Greenway is finally moving forward. New York City Departments of Environmental Projection and of Parks and Recreation are working together on the details. The agencies created the Tibbetts Advisory Group for stakeholders ...

Combating Climate Change with Green Infrastructure

Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 Posted in climate changge, Communications Work, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Newsletters | Comments Off

Combating climate change with green infrastructure was the BCEQ Water Committee workshop to learn how GI DYI works for your home or your park or your sidewalk. Link is below Using Green Infrastructure to Combat Climate Change in Parks and Green ...

Federal and State Elected Official Maps 2022 update

Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 Posted in Communications Work, Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off

Here are the maps that will be used in elections in the coming months and years. They are based on the new Census numbers. You may be asking why this is here in an environmental web page. The answer is below. If ...

Celebrating the Bronx and Harlem River UWFP 10.13.2021

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 Posted in Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Newsletters | Comments Off

Click on the draft invite for you to save the date! or download it here Invite to the 10th Anniversary 9.22.21 draft

Harlem River Working Group Tues 9.28.21 at 5 PM

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 Posted in Calendared Items, Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off

Supporters of the HRWG and the Harlem River Greenway, You are invited to our September Meeting of the Harlem River Working Group where we will be discussing updates on our efforts to reconnect community members to the Harlem River Waterfront and ...

The Road to Environmental Justice 2021

Sunday, September 5th, 2021 Posted in Communications Work, eMagazine, ESRI Maps, Front Page News, In the News, Newsletters | Comments Off

We are excited with the work of the students. We asked them to help us find out why the Bronx is still 62 at a 62 in the state for health outcomes. The program helped BCEQ find the road to ...

The Day Tibbetts Brook Daylighted Itself

Saturday, September 4th, 2021 Posted in climate changge, eMagazine, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Newsletters, Press, Tibbetts Brook Daylighting, Water Committee | Comments Off

Tibbetts Brook Daylighted Itself The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality call for funding and construction of the Daylighting of Tibbetts Brook Project. While the Daylighting project is being proposed as part of the City’s Combined Sewer Overflow mitigation program, the events ...

BCEQ 2020 Membership Meeting Wednesday Sept 9, 2020 6pm

Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 Posted in Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 Annual Membership Meeting to elect the class of 2020 6PM sign in - NETWORK TILL WE GET A QUORUM 6:20 PM BCEQ Annual Members Meeting 6:45 PM BCEQ President’s Address 7:00 PM Adjourn PLEASE REGISTER YOUR NAME IN WHEN YOU SIGN IN. ...

10.19.18 DEP requests another extension on CSO LTCP Milestone Modification

Saturday, October 27th, 2018 Posted in Bronx River, Communications Work, East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News, Harlem River Long Term Control Plan, Harlem River Working Group, Hudson River Watershed Projects, Living Ecological Green Infrastructure, Low Impact Development, Newsletters, Putnam Rail Trail, Van Cortlandt Park, Water Committee | Comments Off

Here is the letter: 20181019_CSO-LTCP_Citywide_LTCP_Mod_Request_(002) Keep an eye out for updates on where we go from here. Also, let us know your thoughts about this. Comment to harlemriver@bceq.org Click here for the comments we submitted at the beginning of 2018: http://www.bceq.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Long-term-control-plan-for-the-Bronx-Harlem-Hudson-River-Jan-2018-FINAL.pdf

CrainesNY: New alert system notifies New Yorkers within four hours of actual sewage spill

Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 Posted in Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off

Every year, tens of billions of gallons of raw sewage befouls waterways New York residents use for drinking, swimming and fishing. Fixing the problem will take time and money, but in the meantime, a new alert system notifies the public ...

Wed. March 19, Waterfront Planning and Design Guidelines, 3 – 7 p.m.

Friday, January 24th, 2014 Posted in Board Meetings, Communications Work, Front Page News, Newsletters, Water Committee | Comments Off

“Bronx Waterfront Planning and Community Environmental Design Guidelines” targeting the waterways to empower community stakeholders to protect their natural resource at the 13th BCEQ Water Conference and the 43rd BCEQ Annual Meeting Manhattan College Leo Engineering Building 3825 Corlear Avenue at 238th St. ...

Fall Focus 2012 – the BCEQ eNewsletter

Thursday, August 30th, 2012 Posted in Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off

BCEQ_Focus_Fall2012 eNewsletter Sign up Email to: eNewsletter@bceq.org

Fall Focus 2010 – the BCEQ Newsletter

Monday, September 13th, 2010 Posted in Front Page News, Newsletters | 1 Comment »

Look for it in the mail, or read it here! BCEQ_FOCUS_Fall_2010

2010 Newsletters

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 Posted in Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off

February 2010 Winter_2010 FEB 4 final July 2010 BCEQ_Summer_2010_July_6 Fall 2010 BCEQ_FOCUS_Fall_2010

New BCEQ brochure

Friday, September 25th, 2009 Posted in Committees, Communications Committee Work, Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off

Here is our new BCEQ brochure in Acrobat format: BCEQ Brochure (Requires Adobe Acrobat) BCEQ Reply Envelope (Requires Adobe Acrobat) Remember, there are four panels. Page one has the inside of the flyer. Page two has the gate fold, and the front and back. The ...