Environment News – Bronx Times

New Yorkers will have a few more months to get their mandatory "NYC Official" trash bins.

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Ouch! Sanitation Department raises trash fines to $250 as needle-stick injuries among workers surge

Courtesy of Sally Connolly Oyster Reef permanent reef balls

City Island project brings new oyster habitat to Eastchester Bay

By Matthew McKay Conversation…

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South Bronx residents call for clean energy hub to replace former NY Post printing plant

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

Third on Bankside overlooking the South Bronx waterfront and Galesi Group-owned land on the Harlem River Yards.

South Bronx Unite fears Prologis could bring Amazon warehouse to former New York Post printing plant

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

Dashcam photos shows flooding in Pelham Bay Park in August, leaving the road impassable.

Bronx residents urged to weigh in on flooding risks around Pelham Bay Park

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Gov. Kathy Hochul visits Bronx seniors to promote Energy Affordability Program expanded to 2.5 million households

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

Left to Right David Sandbank, SVP, NY State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA); Giacomo Landi, Executive VP, NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC); Vanessa Gibson, Bronx Borough President ; John Rhodes, Chief Program Officer, NYS Department of Public Service (DPS); Lauren Phillips, Senior Advisor, NYC Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice (MOCEJ); Adam Cohen, Co-founder & CTO, NineDot Energy; David Arfin, Co-founder & CEO, NineDot Energy; Amanda Septimo, State Assembly Member (AD-84); Maria Reyes, NYC Climate Justice Hub Advocate

New Hunts Point battery storage facility expected to power nearly 20,000 Bronx homes

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

Hunts Point community stakeholders from the Bronx is Breathing project celebrate the launch of three electric trucks that will be supporting City Harvest deliveries.

City Harvest rolls out electric trucks to fight pollution in Hunts Point

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Fordham University receives $2.5M for the Bronx Green Jobs Center

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

U.S. Rep. Ocasio Cortez has announced federal authorization for up to $351 million in flood mitigation projects across Queens and the Bronx.

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AOC helps secure federal authorization for flood mitigation projects in Queens and the Bronx worth up to $351M

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Game of ‘Thrones’: NYC is getting 17 new public bathrooms, with digital entry and a 10-minute limit

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East Bronx waterfront community pushes for solutions to water pollution in Eastchester Bay

By Matthew McKay Conversation…

Local scientist RJ Hawkins spotted the river otter on June 23 in the Bronx River, the first sighting in approximately 100 years.

River otter sighting after 100 years offers hope for Bronx River’s recovery

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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City Island Oyster Reef works to restore a once thriving ecosystem

By Matthew McKay Conversation…

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After 32 years of advocacy, Zimmerman Playground reopens following $6.9M renovation

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

About 40 participants attended South Bronx Unite's monthly meeting to reimagine the New York Post building.

Environmental activists eye former New York Post printing plant in the South Bronx for solar rooftop

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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