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New York Senate Confirms Joseph Martens as Environmental Chief

The New York Senate has confirmed Joseph Martens at NY’s commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation.

New York’s Push For Hybrid Cabs Gets Struck Down By Supreme Court

Despite a worthy push from the city, the Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal made by New York to mandate fuel emission standards on the city’s cabs. According to Mayor Bloomberg’s plan, taxi owners who did not use fuel-efficient cars would have

Proposed Heating Oil Rules Would Reduce Soot Pollution in NYC, But Do They Go Far Enough?

Bloomberg’s proposed rules for heating oils would reduce soot pollution, but the Institute for Policy Integrity at the NYU School of Law argues that exemptions in the rules would allow for the oils to be burned through 2030.

New Rules for Heating Oil Could Reduce Air Pollution by 63% in NYC

Under new rules proposed last Friday, the dirtiest types of heating oils — used by 10,000 New York City buildings — would be completely phased out by 2015, resulting in a 63 percent reduction of soot pollution.

The Greenest Points from Mayor Bloomberg’s State of the City Address

Yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg laid out his vision for New York during the annual State of the City Address. He discussed the cost-cutting goals, economic growth, and the on-going physical transformation, which largely consists of greening our fair city and moving towards a more sustainable future.

Cuomo Appoints ‘Open Space’ Advocate as NYS Environment Chief

Environmental groups are praising Gov. Andrew Cuomo for choosing Joseph Martens as New York State’s new commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation. Martens served as New York’s deputy state secretary of energy and the environment from 1992-94,