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Event Date: 05/17/2008
10:00am - 2:00pm
Currently, New York City stands in violation of federal Clean Air standards. As a result, asthma rates in some of the city's communities of color are four times the national average. The NAACP Brooklyn Branch, American Democracy Project, Medgar Evers College-CUNY, and SHARE: Safe Healthy Affordable Reliable Energy invite you to hear firsthand from medical, environmental, academic and civil rights experts how to reverse this disturbing trend and become a stakeholder in New York's environmental and energy future. The forum will be held in the Presidential Conference Center Room B1008 at Medgar Evers College-CUNY, located at 1650 Broadway Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served. Click here for more information or call 212-897-5842. This event is a Panel Discussion Filed Under: New York City Hudson Valley Breathes A Little EasierSubmitted by Rachael Blair on Thu, 2008-05-01 12:23.
According to a new report from the American Lung Association, the air quality in the Hudson Valley has improved, although tighter standards are still needed, reports the Cleaner Air for TonawandaSubmitted by Jarrel Doorn on Thu, 2008-03-06 15:39.
Spitzer Announces Plan to Cut Back Greenhouse GasesSubmitted by Daniel Menezes on Thu, 2007-10-25 13:59.
Westchester Officials Hold Public Meeting To Discuss Congestion PricingSubmitted by Daniel Menezes on Thu, 2007-10-25 13:33.
Wednesday night, officials from Westchester hosted a public meeting to discuss the impact that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan will have on the county. Air Quality Alert Friday in NYC, Westchester And RocklandSubmitted by Josh Abram on Fri, 2007-08-03 10:20.
High ground-level ozone layers in New York City, Westchester and Rockland counties prompted the state's departments of Health and Environmental Conservation to issue air quality alerts Friday. The state issued a similar alert on Thursday that included Long Island as well. Albany Landfill Passes The Smell TestSubmitted by Sabrina Must on Tue, 2007-07-10 17:25.
In recent months, Albany's Rapp Road landfill has managed contained the overwhelming stench that used to permeate the surrounding neighborhood's air, according to the Times Union. Whitman Defends EPA's Assurances About Air Quality Near Ground ZeroSubmitted by Jessica Stein on Tue, 2007-06-26 17:02.
Former Environmental Protection Agency Chief Christine Todd Whitman defended her repeated assurances that it was safe for the public to breathe the air around the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. NY State Issues Ozone Air Warning TuesdaySubmitted by Sabrina Gusmorino on Tue, 2007-06-26 16:12.
The health and conservation departments have issued a statewide air quality advisory for Tuesday, warning of high levels of the pollutant ozone. |
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