NY Environment

Tracking the challenges to our environment: climate, water, agriculture, policy, land use, & more. NYC & NYS.

[350 dot org @350]

The crowds in NYC for the #ClimateStrike are enormous. A massive surge of young people are beginning to make their way through Wall St.

[NYT Climate @nytclimate]

Adults are, like, ‘respect your elders.’ And we’re, like, ‘respect our futures,’” said Jemima Grimmer, 13, from Sydney. “You know, it’s a two-way street, respect, and I’m angry that I have to be here.”
https://t.co/A4RFmnXU8B

[Mark Izeman @markizeman]

Inspiring rally @ #newyorkcityhall to support #communitygardens @NYCCGC #friendsofbrookpark #rayfigueroa

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

Greta Thunberg with the 🔥: "I want you to listen to the scientists. And I want you to unite behind the science. And then I want you to take action."

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

Stopgap Measure Allows Farmers Markets To Accept EBT For One More Month https://t.co/ciA13jsFlV via @Gothamist

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

KISS YOUR ASH GOODBYE: this could mean the end for 700 million ash trees in New York State. https://t.co/sM4zNXp8gR
#invasivespecies #invasives #forests #newyorkstate

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

#WasteEquity legislation has passed City Council. This will limit the amount of trash that can be sent to overburdened neighborhoods.
https://t.co/XjhtZsbVQP

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

After a nearly-10-year battle by environmentalists, business owners, and community groups, @NYSDEC has rejected a proposal to store propane in salt caverns near #SenecaLake.

https://t.co/6n8DIbqF1q

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

Stop flushing your meds! A new state law will require chain pharmacies to provide safe and free drug take back options. Keep that stuff out of our water supply!
https://t.co/XPZnsl0bma

[Melanie Nutter @melnut]

Exciting news! CA reduces #GHGemissions to 1990 levels, beating 2020 target, while growing GDP! Shows that climate & economic goals go hand in hand https://t.co/SCI4z7KxMo #actonclimate

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

🙌 https://t.co/kgQcx8bDe7

[Elizabeth Royte @ElizabethRoyte]

@NYEnvironment Now let's add another 3000 (well-maintained, lead-free) fountains to our city streets.

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

Audibly groaned when I read this headline, but turns out it's actually good news! https://t.co/kiXFWzovdi

[CyanoTRACKER @CyanoTracker]

This summer, DEC launched Water Quality Rapid Response teams to take action through #HarmfulAlgalBloom (HAB) Action Plans put in place by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. https://t.co/sb78XgvSqy @NYC_Environment @EnvNY @NYEnvironment

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

Tracking New York City's secretive coyote population: https://t.co/v0yHKvFTMU

[Riverkeeper @riverkeeper]

Riverkeeper & allied groups deliver more than 5,000 petition signatures to @NYGovCuomo in support of statewide plastic bags ban bill modeled on California law. #NYS
https://t.co/pYrRmFntjk

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

It's 8 inches long and wriggles like a maniac. https://t.co/WdMzevK2iN

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

Long Island's brown tide is back -- bad news for shellfish and eelgrass populations. https://t.co/ZBrhxyRETb

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

Love this: silt from the #BuffaloRiver, once considered toxic waste, is now clean enough to build new aquatic habitat: https://t.co/17jfMcp4Ss

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

NYC residents: raise your hand if you live in a building with a water tower. You should read this story. Warning: it will give you the heeby jeebies.
https://t.co/Hy3NsXMrdI

[NY Environment @NYEnvironment]

Warm weather has arrived...and toxic algae is here for it. #algae #toxicalgae #prospectpark
https://t.co/vE8oAD6zKh