City transfer station gets green light
June 25, 2008
In a big win for Mayor Bloomberg, the Assembly on Tuesday night dropped its opposition to the city’s planned marine recycling transfer station at Gansevoort peninsula in Manhattan.
The project, the last piece of Bloomberg’s solid waste management plan, had been held up since last year because of opposition from three key Assembly Democratic members - [...]
Study Finds No Evidence of Risk in Synthetic Turf
May 15, 2008
A draft report conducted on behalf of the Bloomberg administration says that there is no scientific evidence that synthetic turf fields in New York pose major health hazards for people playing on them.
Critics, however, said the study by TRC Companies, an engineering, consulting and construction management company based in Connecticut, would not quell concerns about [...]
City Council overrides Mayor’s veto of E-waste bill
May 15, 2008
The new bill, approved in a 44-3 vote, punishes manufacturers for failing to reach collection rates for an electronic recycling program.
The City Council overrode on Wednesday Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto of a bill forcing manufacturers to take back electronic goods sold when customers are finished with them.
The 44-3 vote, overriding the mayor’s “e-waste” bill veto, [...]
Port Authority Announces Plans To Be Greener By 2010
March 28, 2008
The Port Authority’s Board of Commissioners announced plans at a Downtown Manhattan meeting Thursday to become the region’s first carbon-neutral agency of its kind by 2010.
Its goal is to cut emissions by making systems more energy-efficient and expanding mass transit options. It will also invest in new environmental technology like wind farms or methane capture [...]
Two-Part Plan on Recycling of Electronic Gear Passes
March 27, 2008
The City Council voted on Wednesday to establish one of the nation’s toughest recycling programs for electronic gear, employing an approach that lawmakers said would allow them to move forward with most of the plan while continuing to work through the most controversial elements.
Last month, the Council approved a bill that would have required electronics [...]
New Shea Stadium will be “green”
March 14, 2008
The baseball diamond won’t be the only thing that’s “green” at the new Mets stadium, which will be built and equipped with a variety of environmentally conscious features, team, city and federal officials announced Thursday.
Citifield, which is rising next door to Shea Stadium in Flushing and will open in 2009, is being built with recycled [...]
Council expected to split electronic waste bill in two
March 11, 2008
In an unusual legislative move, the City Council tomorrow is expected to recall a bill requiring electronics manufacturers to recycle their products and reintroduce the legislation as two separate measures as a compromise to appease Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who said he would veto the legislation in its current form.
Staten Island City Councilman Michael McMahon said [...]
Free Parking for Hybrid Cars Is Proposed
March 7, 2008
New Yorkers who purchase hybrid cars would receive a novel perk under legislation proposed by Council Member Hiram Monserrate: free parking for a year.
“Obviously in the backdrop of global warming and $4-a-gallon fuel, the question is what we should do as a municipality to consume less,” Mr. Monserrate, who represents parts of Queens, said in [...]
Groups Urge a Moratorium on City Use of Artificial Turf
February 29, 2008
Several environmental and civic groups are calling for a moratorium on the use of artificial turf in new sports fields in the city, and question the seriousness with which the Bloomberg administration is investigating the turf’s potential hazards.
In a letter to the city’s parks and health commissioners, dated Thursday, the groups say the installation of [...]
Council Votes to make NYC the First City in the Nation to require Electronics Recycling
February 13, 2008
City Hall, February 13th, 2008 – At tomorrow’s Stated Council meeting, the members of the City Council will vote on trailblazing environmental legislation that would require manufacturers to take responsibility for collecting and recycling electronic products they produce. The Council will also vote on legislation that would help to improve air quality in and around [...]
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