Flushing Meadows nature trail marred by oily muck

Flushing Meadows nature trail marred by oily muck

“We need to try harder to save its natural quality — it has potential to be truly beautiful for plants, animals and humans alike!,” she continued. “The oil from the road shouldn't be seeping into the soil and the lake!”

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Too small for solar, Rikers Island could become NYC’s renewable energy storage site

Too small for solar, Rikers Island could become NYC’s renewable energy storage site

A plan to transform Rikers Island into a renewable energy powerhouse would focus on the relatively small island’s capacity for storing power to send to the electrical grid when demand rises, according to a panel of policy experts and New York City officials.

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Mobile science lab parks outside Astoria Houses

Mobile science lab parks outside Astoria Houses

“This is all about creating that spark, that love of science. For young people it’s giving them that possibility to say, ‘Oh I want to do that, I want to learn more.’ Give them that window into a whole new world that they never even knew existed.”

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Queens composters get funding boost after NYC halts curbside pickup

Queens composters get funding boost after NYC halts curbside pickup

In the coming weeks, partners across the city like the Queens Botanical Gardens, Big Reuse and GrowNYC will be able to facilitate local collections, which were scaled back when COVID-19 increased budget restrictions.

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