Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill Friday that restricts the discharge of any radiological substance into the Hudson River in connection with the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant. The long-awaited legislation was spearheaded by State Senator Pete Harckham (D/South
Read MoreBy Ryan Raicht State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) announced last week that he has authorized $2.1 million in electrification grants for municipalities throughout the 40th Senate District to help integrate clean energy into those communities. Under the plan, each one
Read MoreThe City of White Plains has begun in-house food scrap composting with the assistance of Westchester County. Utilizing the county’s CompostED composting facility as a model, the city established a compost site at the Gedney Recycling Yard. White Plains residents
Read MoreA large crowd turned out last week for a public forum in front of the Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board in Cortlandt. Two hours before the session, a rally was held outside Linda D. Puglisi Town Hall where environmental activists
Read MoreThis piece is the first installment in a new Stone’s Throw series about issues impacting our local environment. Environmentalists Decry Ecological ‘Neglect’ at Park; County Says Grasslands to be Tended By Adam Stone Like so many people navigating 2020
Read MoreA partnership between a Westchester nonprofit organization and WIN Waste Innovations that assists people with developmental disabilities is not only beautifying downtown Peekskill but program critical skills to an important population. Community Based Services, which operates a job skills development
Read MoreArea representatives continue to press for more federal help to assist the hard-hit areas of the lower Hudson Valley that were devastated by a barrage of heavy rainstorms and in the past couple of weeks. On Saturday, President Biden approved
Read MoreBy Quinn Muller– Elected officials and town residents gathered Saturday to celebrate the addition of a new aeration device to improve the quality of water at Mohegan Lake. The unveiling of the advanced water system was part of Lake Day,
Read MoreBy Ryan Raicht Liberty Coca-Cola broke ground last week on a state-of-the-art facility that will generate its own heat and electricity and recover carbon dioxide, making it the first plant of its kind in the U.S. to have that capability.
Read MoreYorktown Supervisor Tom Diana declared a state of emergency Monday in response to significant damage from a storm that dumped more than seven inches of rain throughout the town. Damage from the storm included a sinkhole behind Town Hall, compromised
Read More
