new york citywatershedswater pollutioneconomicswater pollution abatementdeveloped countriesNew York State law authorizes New York City to regulate the two upstate watersheds--the Croton and the Catskill-Delaware--that provide the city with drinking water. These two watersheds cover an area nearly the...
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is implementing a multi-phase program to address the impacts of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and water pollution control plants (WPCPs) on these waterbodies. A major new effort, the Use and Standards Attainment (USA) Project, ...
“This is a strategy that together with congestion pricing, will help us achieve one of the key goals of PlaNYC—cutting down on pollution-creating traffic and creating an environmentally sustainable transportation system for New York City,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “A number of other cities, ...
Pollution #4 See Full Natural Environment Rankings 158 Days With Unhealthy Air Quality National: 107 5.35 /1k residents Drinking Water Violation Points National: 1.93 181 pounds/mi² Industrial Toxins National: 937 Opportunity Ranking Attributes #36Rank Rankings Affordability #17 Economic Opportunity #...
Jamaica BayNew York City,sea level risespring tidestorm surgetide Nor’easter Flood Intermission and the Coming Second Act As things have paused between high tides, we have a sort of intermission in the coastal flood stresses impacting many of us. Water levels are on their way up again, and...
New York City (NYC), located within the Hudson River Estuary, inputs over 100 billion liters of combined sewage overflow (CSO) into surrounding surface waters annually. Little is known, however, about the impact of CSOs on wetlands that act as carbon sinks and provide buffers against climate...
It's no secret that some cities have much better drinking water than others, and you'll apparently find the state's best in this major Central New York city.
For example, it is one of the country's biggest sources of pollution and has the lowest per-capita greenhouse gas emissions rate and electricity usage. Governors Island is planned to host a US$1 billion research and education center to make New York City the global leader in addressing the ...
Nestled in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, Mirror Lake is in the center of the Village of Lake Placid, home of the 1932 and 1980 winter Olympics. The total area of the village is just one and a half square miles, of which almost 10% is water, making Mirror Lake a year...
Constructing new socialism countryside is a great task in the process of modernization of our country.But the problem of water pollution has become an important factor which restricts the steps of new countryside construction advancement.This article puts forward countermeasures and proposals in accordance...