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Barge Ban in Hudson Hailed by Community Leaders

By Rick Pezzullo— The U.S. Coast Guard’s decision this week not to allow barges to anchor anywhere north of the Governor M. Cuomo Bridge is being widely applauded by elected and environmental leaders. The Coast Guard was looking at redefining the Port of New Y... More »

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Irvington Resident Wins Book Award

The Council of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) has voted to award Irvington resident Eugene Linden The Louis J. Battan Author’s Award – Adult.  The title of the book is Fire and Flood: A People’s History of Climate Change, from 1979 to the Present. F... More »

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TEAC Kayak to Nyack (and Back)

The Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council (TEAC) is organizing a Kayaking event on Sep 17th as part of the annual Hudson River Ramble. This crossing will take approximately 1-1/2 hours in each direction and will include a 20-minute break on the Nyack shorel... More »

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State Asked to Study Wastewater Procedures at Indian Pt.

By Rick Pezzullo With Gov. Kathy Hochul signing into law a bill that prohibits the dumping of radioactive waste into the Hudson River, environmental groups and elected officials are turning their attention to the possible harmful effects of the toxic discharge... More »

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The Greening

THE GREENING: The second installment of a color trilogy By Krista Madsen– I played with shades of blue in my water trilogy, now I’d like to launch a trilogy about color itself. Part 2: Green. Green is the predominant color of my sliver of land upstate, for the... More »

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Wanted–Dead: The Dreaded Spotted Lanternfly

By Jeff Wilson–      CJ Reilly and a cadre of “arborists in training” were on a mission. Reilly, Director of Education and Head of Grounds and Operations of the Irvington Woods Park and O’Hara Nature Center, along with student volunteers Sebastien Marcotte, Ma... More »

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Arcadia: What Is It? How Does It Work?

By Dean Gallea, TEAC Energy Committee– You might receive an email from Con Ed with a solicitation from a “partner” company called Arcadia Power. This might look like an attempt from an ESCO to get you to switch from Con Ed to their electrical supply (a tactic ... More »

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Scorched Earth, Wet Bulb

SCORCHED EARTH, WET BULB: When the whole hot world becomes a new kind of Death Valley By Krista Madsen– Death Valley hit 125 degrees this week. As its name conjures, Death Valley, CA—hottest and driest spot in North America—on a good day isn’t really where you... More »

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Legislature Approves Bill to Stop Radioactive Wastewater Dumping

By Rick Pezzullo— A bill prohibiting the dumping of radioactive waste from decommissioning nuclear power plants into the Hudson River passed in the State Legislature late last month. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Pete Harckham (D/South Salem) and Assem... More »

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Westchester Health Dept. Issues Advisory for Hudson Recreation

This story has been updated The Westchester County Department of Health has been notified by the Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities (DEF) regarding an ongoing force main break repair at the Tarrytown Sewer Pump Station. As a result of th... More »

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Drive for Free

DRIVE FOR FREE: I have a luxury sedan because I’m so cheap By Krista Madsen– This all started with those darn tiny houses. I can’t pinpoint what inspired this but I dedicated a good portion of the extra free time I gained during the early-pandemic to watching ... More »

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The Era of the Heat Pump is Here

The Era of the Heat Pump is Here And left its silver alien tubes all over my house By Krista Madsen– To recap, my ongoing off-gassing journey so far has included essays on: Danger + Opportunity—exploring the use of “crisis” when attached to climate- or midlife... More »

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A Pre-Earth Day Ambush of Killer Shrubs

By Barrett Seaman– Out in the Irvington Woods on a sunny afternoon, some two dozen men and women in jeans and t-shirts are getting a two-day jump on Earth Day, hacking away at patches of a prickly, invasive shrub called Japanese Barberry. Most are employees of... More »

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Holtec Pauses Plans to Discharge Wastewater from Indian Point

By Rick Pezzullo— Nine days after creating a community stir by announcing it would be moving up the date to dump radioactive wastewater from the closed Indian Point nuclear power plants into the Hudson River, Holtec International has put on the brakes to that ... More »

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