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Seeing Green at the City’s Farmers’ Markets
Photo by: Matthew Perlman The Bartel-Pritchard Square Greenmarket has been near the 15th Street entrance to Prospect Park for 16 years, giving off the small town vibe of a cozy community. Greenmarkets...
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New York City Eyeing Wider Use of Biodiesel
Photo by: Kevin B. Most of the city's fleet already uses biodiesel, but some want New York to embrace a mandate for public—and perhaps some private—vehicles. As New York attempts to improve its...
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EPA Approves Gowanus Cleanup Plan
Photo by: Jim Henderson The Gowanus contains PCBs, PAHs and seven metals in concentrations that pose a risk to human health. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday released its formal, final...
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Report Details Woes for NYC's Electric-Cab Experiment
Photo by: Office of the Mayor Mayor Bloomberg tried out the city's first electric taxi on Earth Day in 2013. Since then, the city has struggled to get drivers and fleets to use the zero-emissions...
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Celebrate Earth Day: Find Pollution Near You!
Photo by: M. Fader, P. Gabel, A. Talwar, K.A. Cote, J. Murphy, N. de Mause, O. Morrison, G. Flynn There are better ways to celebrate Earth Day than sitting at your computer. But if you can't make it...
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Can NY Fight Global Warming Without Nuclear Power?
Photo by: Tony The Indian Point nuclear plant on the Hudson just a few miles north of the city. The ghosts of Three-Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima make many nervous about the facility....
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Study: Green Carts—Those It Could Find—Are Working
Photo by: Marc Shavitz Nearly three in four customers of Green Carts said they were eating more fresh fruits and vegetables because of the program. A signature Bloomberg-era public health...
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Key Nutrition Program Hits Snags at Farmers' Markets
Photo by: postdlf The Union Square Farmers' Market. When the WIC program incorporated more fruits and vegetables like the ones sold here, there was a dramatic effect on obesity rates. Among the stacks...
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Housing Plan Targets Vacant Lots; Some Neighbors Leery
Photo by: Adi Talwar The lot at 22 Suydam Place in Brooklyn was planned as a park/playground in a 1968 master plan. Nothing ever happened. Michael Bloomberg built big, building or preserving 165,000...
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In Wheelchairs, They Marched to Stop Climate Change
Photo by: Sarah Mortimer Some marched through Manhattan last week. Others rolled. Their message: As terrifying as climate-change induced superstorms are for everyone, they're that much more so when...
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