In 2027, school districts across the state will be forced to buy electric buses to transport their students, and lack of resources or infrastructure may impede some from complying with state law. Horace Greeley High School junior Darian Paez is
Read MoreEnvironmental advocates and two prime sponsors of legislation that promises to vastly reduce plastic and packaging in the waste stream are pressuring legislative leadership in Albany to bring the measure to a vote. State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) and Assemblywoman
Read MoreIn an exquisite rendering of a heron, its slender beak points to words that flow down the page that defies the standard block paragraph form. Rather, it follows the swell of the bird’s neck, then curves down to her delicate
Read MoreA special meeting was held last week by the White Plains Planning Board for residents to comment on a proposal for 99 high-quality, single-family homes to be built on the former Ridgeway Country Club site. Plans for Farrell Estates at
Read MoreBy Michael Gold A lineup of speakers unanimously expressed vehement opposition to the proposed cluster development of 31 homes near Pocantico Lake at a contentious public hearing last Thursday evening, attacking the developer’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Similar to
Read MoreHundreds of local residents rallied with environmental activists and government officials Saturday afternoon to protest Holtec International’s planned dumping of at least one million gallons of radioactive water into the Hudson River. The Save the River Rally at Cortlandt Waterfront
Read MoreThe month of April bringing us Earth Day and environmental awareness and action may be over, but County Executive George Latimer and other county officials are hoping proposals unveiled last week will have an impact for generations. Latimer introduced four
Read MoreHoltec International representatives last week defended its widely criticized plans to release 45,000 gallons of radioactive wastewater from Indian Point’s spent fuel rods into the Hudson River. During an Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board meeting April 27 at Cortlandt Town Hall,
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul announced last week the City of White Plains has been officially certified as a bronze-level Climate Smart Community. Climate Smart Communities (CSC) is a New York State program that helps local governments take action to reduce greenhouse
Read MoreA large rally is planned Saturday at 2 p.m. at Cortlandt Waterfront Park in Verplanck to oppose the planned discharge of radioactive wastewater from the Indian Point nuclear power plants into the Hudson River. Leading the charge is Cortlandt Supervisor
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