Archive for the ‘Environmental Justice Issues’ Category

The Bronx Harlem River Greenway Finally

Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 Posted in BCEQ Events, Environmental Justice Issues, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Harlem River Working Group, Harlem River Yards Park Greenway, Low Impact Development, Lower Concourse North, mill pond park, Mott Haven, Putnam Rail Trail, Tibbetts Brook Daylighting, Van Cortlandt Park | Comments Off on The Bronx Harlem River Greenway Finally

pdf is here 20230403 Harlem River Greenway Project Flyer_Final https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/204-23/mayor-adams-plan-expand-harlem-river-greenway-the-bronx#/0More coverage: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/harlem-river-greenway-expanding-into-the-bronx/4173262/ https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/03/22/adams-launches-bronx-harlem-river-bridges-greenway-plan/ https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-plans-new-waterfront-path-in-the-bronx-along-harlem-river https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-mayor-adams-bronx-greenway-harlem-river-high-bridge-20230323-igkh4sjlsvbo3pkmpmqmbzeaqe-story.html https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-put-the-put-in-the-bronx-greenway-20230323-i3n3xhssnjemdigrc4bwqcdbdy-story.html https://www.connectcre.com/stories/adams-administration-plans-expansion-of-harlem-river-greenway-into-the-bronx/ https://www.6sqft.com/7-mile-harlem-river-greenway-expansion-connects-randalls-island-to-van-cortlandt-park/ https://brooklyn.news12.com/mayor-unveils-plan-to-expand-harlem-river-greenway-into-the-bronx https://commercialobserver.com/2023/03/bronx-harlem-river-greenway-eric-adams-announcement/ https://www.amny.com/transit/city-bronxites-harlem-river-greenway/ https://welcome2thebronx.com/2023/03/24/the-bronx-is-finally-getting-a-waterfront-greenway-connecting-riverdale-to-the-south-bronx/

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 on Petition for South Bronx Power Plant Clean Air Quality

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 ....  

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 on Climate Change Solutions using Carbon and Energy Efficiency

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 ...

Comments to DEC/ACOE Permit on groundwater withdrawal discharged to Harlem River

Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 Posted in Environmental Justice Issues, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Mott Haven, Permits, Permits Comments and locations, Projects | Comments Off on Comments to DEC/ACOE Permit on groundwater withdrawal discharged to Harlem River

BCEQ asks for a complete and thorough Environmental Review from the NYSDEC and the US Army Corp of Engineers. The applicant proposes to install and operate a temporary construction dewatering system with a proposed maximum withdrawal of 360,000 gallons per day ...

The Road to Environmental Justice in the Bronx

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 Posted in Educational Environmentalists, Environmental Justice Issues, Environmental Reviews, ESRI Maps, Front Page News, In the News, Maps | Comments Off on The Road to Environmental Justice in the Bronx

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