A coalition of environmental groups are suing the state over its recent approval of a controversial natural gas pipeline to be built just a few miles off of Queens’ shores.
Read MoreThe Williams Pipeline, which would run just a few miles off the coast of Queens, received an approval from a federal regulatory commission last week and is one stop closer to being built.
Read MoreA group of elected officials are urging the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation to take a closer look at the borough’s flood risk as they map out the future of green energy throughout New York.
Read More“DEC found that the current applications haven’t justified the projects or shown compliance with NY’s climate law.”
Read More“We take climate change seriously.”
Read More“We need to change the law so those communities closest to the pain are the first stakeholders considered.”
Read MoreA new watchdog report highlights the payments to some of New York’s most powerful lobbying firms.
Read MoreA Queens man was forced to pay $500 after he used Craigslist to sell an endangered tiger tooth to state officials posing as buyers.
Read MoreThe climate crisis threatens to submerge the Rockaway peninsula, flood low-lying communities and exacerbate health problems, particularly among low-income residents, in the borough of 2.3 million people.
Read MoreState officials seize elephant feet from Forest Hills couple
Read MoreThe project planners failed to “demonstrate the Project’s compliance with all applicable water quality standards.”
Read MoreThe Coimbra was carrying more than 2 million gallons of oil when it was torpedoed in January 1942, killing 36 officers and crew members.
Read More
Home / Law / Crime / Politics / Communities / Voices / All Stories / Who We Are / Terms and Conditions
