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Massapequa, NY
Lifestyle
Earth Institute At Columbia University Launches Professional Learning Program
The Earth Institute at Columbia University is excited to offer virtual professional learning opportunities for spring 2021. Spring registration is now open on our website. Join us at an upcoming info session to learn more — sign up here. Our professional learning program provides working professionals and adult learners with the knowledge and skills needed to further job-related interests and careers across a variety of subjects. This program is for you if: you work in a climate- or sustainability-oriented career and want to gain new skills to enhance your current role; you want to explore a…
Greenwich, CT
Lifestyle
Earth Institute At Columbia University Launches Professional Learning Program
The Earth Institute at Columbia University is excited to offer virtual professional learning opportunities for spring 2021. Spring registration is now open on our website. Join us at an upcoming info session to learn more — sign up here. Our professional learning program provides working professionals and adult learners with the knowledge and skills needed to further job-related interests and careers across a variety of subjects. This program is for you if: you work in a climate- or sustainability-oriented career and want to gain new skills to enhance your current role; you want to explore a…
Bedford, NY
Lifestyle
Earth Institute At Columbia University Launches Professional Learning Program
The Earth Institute at Columbia University is excited to offer virtual professional learning opportunities for spring 2021. Spring registration is now open on our website. Join us at an upcoming info session to learn more — sign up here. Our professional learning program provides working professionals and adult learners with the knowledge and skills needed to further job-related interests and careers across a variety of subjects. This program is for you if: you work in a climate- or sustainability-oriented career and want to gain new skills to enhance your current role; you want to explore a…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
260 Acres Added To Three Hudson Valley Parks, State Announces
In an effort to preserve as much parkland and trails for public access throughout the state, New York State announced the protection of more than 260 acres of open space in the Hudson Valley. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Monday, Feb. 8 the new protected spaces will add new trails and public access to three State Parks, as well as conserving valuable ecological corridors. The acquisitions represent an investment of $1.14 million in state funding from the Environmental Protection Fund and Hudson Highlands Conservation Act. "The Mid-Hudson Valley boasts some of our most breathtaking natu…
Worcester, MA
News
Covid-
19: Lockdowns Reduced Pollution, Raised Global Temperature, New Research Reveals
Worldwide economic and social lockdowns due to COVID-19 resulted in cleaner air, but a warmer planet overall, according to new research. The findings by the National Center for Atmospheric Research are a bit counterintuitive. Most people are taught that pollution in the air leads to higher temperatures - which is accurate, but there is more than that going on in the skies. Researchers said that their work highlights the influence of airborne particles or aerosols that block incoming sunlight. When emissions in aerosols dropped last spring, more of the sun’s warmth reached the planet, especi…
White Plains, NY
Politics
Westchester Native Tony Blinken Sworn In As Secretary Of State
A prominent politician from the Hudson Valley will serve as America’s top diplomat after being sworn in as President Joe Biden’s Secretary of State. Yonkers native Antony "Tony" Blinken, age 58, a longtime confidant and aide of the new president, was approved by the Senate with a 78-22 bipartisan vote this week and will return to the White House following time spent as a top member of the Obama administration. From 2009 to 2013, Blinken was the Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President, where he was tasked with helping to craft foreign policy in t…
Bristol, PA
News
Bucks County Audubon Society Debuts New Solar Panels
The Bucks County Audubon Society emphasized their decades-long message of environmental sustainability last Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony promoting the debut of their new solar panels. The new solar array installed by Exact Solar sits on the roof of the society's Vistors Center, a 1936 renovated barn, at the Honey Hollow Environmental Education Center at 2877 Creamery Road in New Hope. It features 78 panels, with each generating 380 watts of electricity. “We are very excited to be here and to celebrate this great accomplishment,” Executive Director Stacy Carr-Poole said via…
Massapequa, NY
News
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Announces Green Economy Plan For New York
During his third iteration of the “State of the State” address this week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo concentrated on building a green economy for the state and working to combat climate concerns. Cuomo laid out ambitious plans to create the largest off-shore wind program in the nation and New York’s “Green Energy Program,” which is expected to create a total of 12,400 Megawatts of green energy to six million homes, while creating more than 50,000 jobs and spurring $29 billion in private investment across the state. “Our planet is in crisis. By every metric, it is clear: Sea levels are risin…
Massapequa, NY
Weather
Arrival Of Cold Front Will Bring Big Change In Weather Pattern
A cold front that will move across the region midway through the weekend will bring about a big change in the weather pattern. Mild air will linger on Saturday, Nov. 21, which will be partly sunny with a high temperature in the upper 50s. The cold front will arrive Saturday evening, with the overnight low temperature falling to the mid 30s. Sunday, Nov. 22 will be mostly cloudy and cooler with a high temperature in the mid 40s. A storm system will arrive Sunday afternoon, bringing showers that will linger through the evening and into Monday, Nov. 23. Showers will taper off later Monday m…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Westchester Community Becomes One Of First In Northeast To Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
In a unanimous and unprecedented decision, officials in a Westchester County municipality voted to ban gas-powered leaf blowers effective January 2022, becoming one of the first communities in the Northeast to take such action. The Monday, Sept. 21 decision, according to the Village of Larchmont's Board of Trustees, was driven by environmental concerns. “Larchmont is proud to be a leader in municipal green policy," said Mayor Lorraine Walsh. "Policies such as this, which ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers entirely, are essential if we are going to make meaningful progr…
Torrington, CT
News
CT Sues Exxon For 'Decades Of Deceit On Climate Change'
Connecticut is suing Exxon Mobil Corp. over alleged longterm deception about climate change as the state seeks to rake the oil and gas industry over the coals for the recent rise in the planet’s temperature. Attorney General William Tong announced he was suing under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act - which has no statute of limitations - alleging an “ongoing, systematic campaign of lies and deception to hide from the public what ExxonMobil has known for decades—that burning fossil fuels undeniably contributes to climate change.” Prosecutors allege that Exxon has knowingly burned f…
Worcester, MA
News
Small, Busted Bridges In 4 Western/Central Mass Towns Awarded Improvement Grants
Western and Central Massachusetts communities are about to get tens of thousands of dollars to repair small deteriorating bridges and culverts. Nearly half of Massachusetts’ 25,000 small bridges and culverts act as barriers to fish and wildlife because they are undersized or poorly positioned, according to Gov. Baker’s office. As climate change brings more intense weather patterns, severe downpours could upend vulnerable culverts, Baker noted in a statement. On Monday, Sept. 14, MassDOT announced the award of $800,000 worth of Culvert Replacement Municipal Assistance Grants. The grants ar…
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