Public To Weigh In On Draft Environmental Impact Statement For Grassy Point Warehouse Project
Public Hearing Enables Residents to Voice Concerns and Compels the Developer to Respond In Writing
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SEQRA Amendments Require Planning Boards To Consider Environmental Impacts On Disadvantaged Communities
Land Use Boards Must Consider Whether The Action May Cause Or Increase A Disproportionate Pollution Burden On A Disadvantaged Community, Directly Or Indirectly
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Collisions: A Hidden Danger for Birds in the Anthropocene
Bird Window Collisions And What A Local Research Institution Is Doing About It By Christine Toth In the spring of 2025, I was invited to walk the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory campus in Palisades, NY to better understand a long-standing but largely unseen problem: bird–window collisions. As we moved around campus, staff pointed out a few […]
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Public Hearing Wednesday On Environmental Impacts Of Controversial Congers Warehouse Project
Residents Protest the Loss Of 27.6 Acres of Forest and Over 1,600 Trees To Clear Way For Congers Warehouse & Fast Food Restaurant
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The Newburgh–Beacon Ferry Was an Economic Engine. New York Should Restart It
For 220 years, a ferry carried people across one of the widest stretches of the Hudson River, between Newburgh and Beacon. George Washington crossed here during the Revolution. Generations of commuters crossed after him. And until last year, so did the workers, students, and visitors who kept two of the Hudson Valley’s most promising downtowns connected. In July 2025, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority discontinued the service permanently, citing low ridership and a $2.1 million annual cost. A bridge shuttle bus now stands in its place.
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Upstate Update: Ulster County & Bard College Add 17 Air Quality Monitors; Another Grossinger’s Redevelopment Plan; Ulster County Seeks To Implement A Resident Income Tax Surcharge
Ulster County & Bard College Partner To Add Seventeen Air Quality Monitoring Stations In Ulster County; Grossinger’s Redevelopment Plan; Ulster Plans Tax Surcharge On High Earners
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Governor Hochul Signs Executive Order Imposing One-Year Moratorium On Large Data Centers
Governor’s Executive Order Applies to Data Centers Above 50 Megawatts and Exempts Manufacturing, Research, Education, Health Care ANALYSIS Governor Kathy Hochul today signed an Executive Order implementing a one-year, statewide moratorium on the construction of new large-scale data centers. The order seeks to limit the impact of energy use on the environment, while giving state […]
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A Positive SEQRA Declaration On DataBank’s Expansion Plans In Orangeburg Sets The Stage For More Rigorous Environmental Review
Concerns About Electrical Usage, Noise, Light, Diesel Exhaust, And Potential Damage to Lake Tappan Trigger Mandatory Environmental Impact Statement
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Public Hearings On Three Major Development Projects Set For Middle Of Summer
Environmental Reviews Of Controversial Development Projects Advance During Summer Sessions Before Local Land Use Boards REAL ESTATE This summer season means more than beaches and barbeques. It is also a time when local governments have planned public hearings on major development projects pending before town and village land use boards. At the public hearings, residents […]
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HNA/IBM Redevelopment Plan Includes 342 Luxury Housing Units, Subdivisions & A Late Night Catering Hall
A Plan Chosen For the Former IBM Center In Palisades By Orangetown Town Board Morphs From Updated Hotel, Conference Center, Spa & Biodynamic Farming To Luxury Townhouses & Condominiums “It feels a bit like a bait and switch,” said Architect Rick Cook at the public presentation revealing plans for the former IBM/HNA center on Route […]
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