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Chemical Crave: Is My Food Safe?

It may no longer be common for women to use ceruse, a white lead and vinegar mixture, on their face, or vermilion, made from mercury, on…

Aug 9, 2017

Aug 9, 2017

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A Ton of Ticks

From personal experience, I can promise you that it’s never fun to discover a parasite dug into your skin. Feeding on you.

Jul 11, 2017

Jul 11, 2017

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Congress Trumping the Clean Air Act

The news out of Washington has not been kind to those who value a healthy environment. President Trump has proposed cutting the…

Jun 22, 2017

Jun 22, 2017

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Inside the Sausage Maker: Final 2017 NY Budget Overview

The State Budget is the single greatest responsibility that the Governor and state lawmakers have, as their negotiations set forth New…

Apr 25, 2017

Inside the Sausage Maker: Final 2017 NY Budget Overview

Apr 25, 2017

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Chipping Away at 80K Unregulated Chemicals

The SFY2017–18 budget proved to be a good one for water, with some major victories. One we led the way on, in a battle against the chemical…

Apr 17, 2017

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Love Grown & Solar Powered: EANY Members Inspiring Change

“Does it really work?”

Apr 10, 2017

Love Grown & Solar Powered: EANY Members Inspiring Change

Apr 10, 2017

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You won’t believe what Trump did now: Watchdog Report

Fresh off his failure to change the nation’s health care law, President Trump has turned his attention to the environment. During a speech…

Mar 30, 2017

You won’t believe what Trump did now: Watchdog Report

Mar 30, 2017

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Inside the Sausage Maker: Budget Update

We’re about four days from passage of the SFY2017–18 New York State Budget.

Mar 27, 2017

Mar 27, 2017

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Uncertainty in the Public Service Commission

Governor Cuomo often goes out of his way to describe New York State as a national leader on climate action. And when it comes to the power…

Mar 9, 2017

Uncertainty in the Public Service Commission

Mar 9, 2017

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NYers Don’t Have a Right to Clean Water or Healthy Air

This may surprise you to hear me say it, but New Yorkers don’t have a right to clean water.

Feb 16, 2017