waste management Archives

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the decision before Gov. Kathy Hochul and the State Department of Environmental Conservation is more than a waste management decision. It is a public health decision. Every child deserves a…

ByCharles Moon 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Climate and Environment In Depth

Off the Map: Swaths of Southeast Queens Overlooked in State’s List of Climate-Priority Neighborhoods

Under New York’s climate law, “disadvantaged communities” that have borne the brunt of pollution and other environmental issues are being prioritized for funding and climate-related benefits. But swaths of Southeast…

ByRoxanne Scott 1Comment

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Sep 2023

Climate and Environment

Can We Dig Our Way Out of the Waste Crisis?

“Waste has always been inflicted upon the margins,” said Oliver Franklin-Wallis, author of the new book “Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future.”…

ByDanielle Renwick, Nexus Media News 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government

With ‘Save the Hudson’ Bill Signed, What’s Next for Indian Point?

After a months-long campaign by residents and environmentalists, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation to ban the deactivated nuclear power plant from discharging treated waste into the river nearby. But what…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Jun 2023

Climate and Environment Government Opinion

Opinion: State Waste Management Plan Must Include Closing Seneca Meadows Landfill

“It’s an issue with statewide implications. Not only does Seneca Meadows accept trash from all around New York—30 percent of it comes from New York City—the landfill exports toxic leachate…

ByAnne Rabe

ByYvonne Taylor 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Politics Transportation

NYC Makes it Mandatory for Residential Buildings to Recycle Food Waste

The City Council on Thursday passed a “groundbreaking” legislative package that forces the city to divert food-based garbage away from landfills and reuse it instead for environmentally friendly purposes like…

ByMariana Simões 8Comments

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Apr 2023

Government In Depth Investigations

Inside the Fight to Stop Indian Point From Dumping Radioactive Water into the Hudson River

The deactivated nuclear power plant, now run by Holtec, wants to discharge 1 million gallons of radioactive waste into the river as early as August. The dumping will release …

ByMariana Simões 6Comments

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Jan 2023

Government

Sanitation Department Adds 200 ‘Smart Bins’ in NYC’s Latest Composting Expansion

Organic waste collection has become a growing priority as the city seeks to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, though its composting efforts have been rolled…

ByMary Cunningham 6Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Transportation

Outsourced NYC Trash is Causing a ‘Never-Ending Odor Event’ Upstate, Lawsuit Alleges

Residents in upstate New York are putting a new statewide constitutional right to its first test in two lawsuits filed this spring, alleging that a landfill receiving garbage from the…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Feb 2021

Government Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Put Trash in its Place—And Off Our Sidewalks

‘Major cities all throughout the world have a modernized and efficient approach to trash collection, and New York City is still lagging. We should make the most out of our…

ByPalak Kaushal 13Comments

Opinion: New York’s Largest Landfill Harms Everyone. But Children Most of All.

Off the Map: Swaths of Southeast Queens Overlooked in State’s List of Climate-Priority Neighborhoods

Can We Dig Our Way Out of the Waste Crisis?

With ‘Save the Hudson’ Bill Signed, What’s Next for Indian Point?

Opinion: State Waste Management Plan Must Include Closing Seneca Meadows Landfill

NYC Makes it Mandatory for Residential Buildings to Recycle Food Waste

Inside the Fight to Stop Indian Point From Dumping Radioactive Water into the Hudson River

Sanitation Department Adds 200 ‘Smart Bins’ in NYC’s Latest Composting Expansion

Outsourced NYC Trash is Causing a ‘Never-Ending Odor Event’ Upstate, Lawsuit Alleges

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Put Trash in its Place—And Off Our Sidewalks

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