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 »
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 »
By Barrett Seaman– On Monday, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos recognized those NY communities that have demonstrated progress in fighting climate change under the state’s Climate Smart Communities program. He d... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Gathered around a table at Irvington’s Chutney Massala restaurant Wednesday evening were two Tesla Model Xes, an all-electric Nissan Leaf, a hybrid Leaf and a Volvo plug-in hybrid. –That is to say, the owners of these various models of elect... More »
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 »
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 »
THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED On Friday, August 18th, Governor Hochul announced that she had signed the “Save the Hudson” bill that bans dumping radioactive wastewater into the Hudson, as Holtec planned to begin doing in October. “The Hudson River is one of New ... More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The Westchester County Health Department has lifted its advisory on the Hudson River, so that swimming can safely resume at Croton Point Beach and Philipse Manor Beach over the weekend. The advisory was put in place while repairs were in progress on a 30-inch ... More »
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 »
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 »
By Rick Pezzullo– Environmental groups are urging the state Assembly to join its Senate colleagues in passing legislation that would prohibit the dumping of radioactive waste from the Indian Point nuclear power plant into the Hudson River. The Senate unanimous... More »
This story has been updated–and may well be again. By Barrett Seaman– What began as a light mist in the morning hours deepened into an ominous rust-colored shadow over the entire region. On top of a statewide air quality alert, Weschester County cancelled all ... More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
