Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $479 million in grants for critical water infrastructure projects, including the first funding awarded through the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022, which was passed by voters after Hochul pushed to increase the total amount by $1 billion upon taking office.
In a secluded residential block on Northport’s McKinney Avenue lies an advanced water treatment center masquerading as a barn.
At this site, representatives from the Suffolk County Water Authority joined state and local public officials for a press event on Thursday, Aug. 24, announcing eight new high-tech water filtration systems for local drinking water.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced four appointments to new and existing leadership positions with DEC's Executive and Regional teams.
A plan to reuse treated wastewater to irrigate golf courses, sod farms and nurseries has the potential for "revolutionizing" water conservation on Long Island by reducing pumping from the region's sole source aquifer while avoiding the discharge of nitrogen into coastal waters, a team of environmental experts said Wednesday.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Voters across New York this election had an opportunity to make their voices heard on the Environmental Bond Act, and on Tuesday voters approved the proposition.
It is in that context that supporters of the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs bond act are trying to raise awareness about the measure on the Nov. 8 ballot.
ALBANY, NY — On Nov. 8, the state's voters will cast their ballots, weighing in on Proposition 1A, the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022.
