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The Long Island Advance newspaper -
By Gary Haber - July 10, 2025
Citizens Campaign for the Environment wins grant, click to read article.
Mayor Eric Adams backtracks on New York City's composting law with new exemptions from fines
In an abrupt backtrack, Mayor Eric Adams’ administration in recent days has exempted most of New York City’s residential buildings from being fined for violating the composting law, which mandates that food scraps and yard waste be separated from the rest of the trash.
Composting program now in force in NYC. Residents must fill special bins with food scraps, leaves, grass.
The Fate of the State’s Abandoned Oil Wells May Depend on the Presidential Election
Mike Hastings, 41, has lived in Western New York his entire life. His home, which he shares with his wife and three children, is situated on 170 acres of forested land near the town of Allegany. The property is home to a winding creek and a diverse range of wildlife, including bears, coyotes and foxes. It also contains 80 abandoned oil wells, remnants of a 19th-century drilling boom in the region.
