Yonkers Insider: New York League of Conservation Voters: Environmental News for September 6th.

 

Here’s what we’re reading this week:

Congestion Pricing Hearings Update On August 10th, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), New York City and New York State Departments of Transportation, and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released the long-awaited environmental assessment (EA) for congestion pricing in Manhattan’s central business district (CBD). Read about what has happened since here.  Read More

Green Tips: Fun and Sustainable Fall Activities It’s hard to believe that Fall is just around the corner, and with it comes many exciting seasonal activities. Fall not only brings cooler weather, but also many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors before the cold Winter season.   It is always important that we keep sustainability in mind and how sustainable practices can change with each season. Some recommendations for fun and sustainable fall activities are below! Read More

Your local park has a hidden talent: helping fight climate change   Consider the unremarkable city park. A postage stamp of green amid the concrete. Trees, swings, grass, a basketball hoop. Maybe your park has a public pool. Maybe it has a walking path or a barbecue grill or a leafy spot that's good for watching birds. Yosemite it is not.   Your park is not a vacation destination. Instead, it's something much more valuable: a little piece of nature, right where you live.     (NPR)

Trees Are the Secret Weapon of America's Historic Climate Bill    The Inflation Reduction Act is a tectonic shift for America. At a moment of true peril, this legislation pushes aside decades of political paralysis to choose climate action, and the financial stimuli it provides for diverse climate solutions will advance them farther and faster than ever before. While you probably have already heard how this will change the game for clean energy, you might not know the IRA will also power up the world’s oldest climate-fighting technology—nature.   (TIME)

Another Voice: Voters should approve the 2022 environmental Bond Act   New York State has a long history of supporting funding for environmental protection. Twenty-five years after the first state park in the nation was established (our Niagara Falls State Park), the first environmental bond act was approved by voters in 1910. This, as well as bonds approved by voters in 1916 and 1924, bought the land and established the foundation of the state park system.   (Buffalo News)