Environment
Mount Vernon to hold Canal Village revitalization workshop
The workshop will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Benjamin Turner Middle School, 624 S. 3rd Ave.
Akzo Nobel sells Greenburgh brownfield site for $1.85 million
A Texas developer last year withdrew plans to redevelop the site for apartments after facing strong local opposition.
White Plains Housing Authority says toxic plume threatens Winbrook Apartments
The plume allegedly threatens the health of residents and potentially jeopardizes financing for a $350 million plan to replace five buildings.
Richard Ottinger receives environmental award from American Bar Association
The former Pace University law school dean received the award for his achievement in environmental law and policy.
U.S. sues three companies for mercury cleanup at Rye Brook Superfund site
The mercury refinery operated out of a makeshift laboratory in a garage behind a house at 55 Hillandale Road.
Developer Louis Cappelli sues to stop plans for parking garage near Westchester County Airport
Louis Cappelli casts his case primarily in environmental terms, citing the risks a garage would pose to the purity of drinking...
Gov. Malloy welcomes EPA reversal on pollution standards delay
With the EPA’s new ruling, Gov. Dannel Malloy welcomed the news as a victory for “all those fighting for clean air...
White Plains targets 100 percent clean energy by 2035
Mayor Thomas Roach pledged support for the Sierra Club's Mayors for 100% Clean Energy initiative.
New York brownfield cleanup program to receive $570K in EPA funding
The brownfield program provides funding to help private property owners and developers clean up and rebuild contaminated sites.
Esty’s brownfields reauthorization bill goes to House floor for vote
“Cities and towns across Connecticut have hundreds of acres of abandoned industrial sites that are just waiting to be cleaned up...
Attorney General George Jepsen joins coalition threatening to sue EPA
The coalition is accusing the Environmental Protection Agency of failing to live up to its mandate to control methane pollution.
Shelton solar project named to DEEP pilot program
The Shelton project will be part of a program designed to expand clean energy availability in areas that cannot accommodate photovoltaic...
Patrick Comins named executive director of Connecticut Audubon Society
Comins is the director of bird conservation for Audubon Connecticut, the state office of the National Audubon Society; the Connecticut Audubon...
People Against Dirty settles class action lawsuit for $2.8 million
Wesley Vincent claimed that Method cleaners contained, contrary to their labels, artificial, synthetic or highly processed ingredients.
Malloy to EPA: Delayed ozone standards hurts Connecticut economy
“The cost of removing additional pollution in Connecticut, where we already have stringent requirements in place, is estimated at $10,000 to...
