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asbestos

Hollis Hills residents consider lawsuit against Con Ed for not informing them of asbestos remediation work on Union Turnpike

By Iryna Shkurhan

middle village

Middle Village unites for Metropolitan Avenue clean-up event this month: Volunteers welcome

By Anthony Medina

noise tax

New York Senate approves noise tax on helicopter and seaplane flights: paves a way to punish noise polluters

By Anthony Medina

garden

Bellerose

Bellerose unveils new reading garden, culminating decade-long community project

By Czarinna Andres

environmental

Eastern Queens lawmakers team up for Environmental Fair in Fresh Meadows

By Iryna Shkurhan

Newtown

Glendale

Queens CB 5 upcoming general meeting on June 12: Planned cleanup of Newtown Creek Superfund site on agenda pushed to June 10 for

By Anthony Medina

williams

St. Albans

Council Member Nantasha Williams hosts inaugural ‘Lets Go Green’ event in St. Albans

By Athena Dawson

Politics

State court revives suit to overturn Local Law 97 on appeal, potentially imperiling landmark climate law

By Ben Brachfeld

duck

Maspeth

Quacking for help: Maspeth duck finds a new home thanks to neighborly allies

By Anthony Medina

bill

Elmhurst

Queens Council Member proposes a new bill to have NYC DOT and Parks team-up for tree care

By Anthony Medina

garden

Elmhurst

Queens Public Library in Elmhurst unveils new eco-friendly garden with support from National Grid

By Iryna Shkurhan

LIC Post

Sky Farm LIC expansion celebrated by community members and leaders

community garden

Local Far Rockaway community garden calls for families to join in on a day of green-thumb fun on June 1

By Athena Dawson

high school

Flushing

Local high school students bid farewell to trout they nurtured as part of a conservation effort

By Athena Dawson

forest park

Woodhaven

Forest Park gets a green boost with tree planting event hosted by White Cap at Oak Ridge

By Anthony Medina

The crowd at Forest Hills Stadium

News

Forest Hills Stadium makes changes to keep noise down following concerts

By Amanda Moses

sheep

Sheep Shearing Festival returns for its 13th year at Queens County Farm Museum

By Czarinna Andres

office

Jamaica

NYC Parks launches new office on Jamaica Bay to keep city waterway safe from derelict vessels

By Bill Parry

Con Ed crew deals with flooded street in Manhattan amid climate change

AMNY

What does NYC’s future look like? Extremely hot and wet, a city climate report finds

nature preserve

Edgemere

City opens new 35-acre public nature preserve along the Rockaway waterfront in Edgemere

By Bill Parry

recycle

Woodhaven

Senator Addabbo’s e-waste recycle extravaganza returns to Woodhaven May 5

By Anthony Medina

sanders

Sen. James Sanders delivers annual ‘Tuvalu Challenge’ address from the waters off Rockaway Beach to cap Earth Day celebration

By Bill Parry

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Construction begins on state’s largest solar carport, will power JFK AirTrain and aid southeast Queens

By Athena Dawson

earth day

Jamaica

Queens families take part in an action-packed Earth Day celebration at park in St. Albans

By Athena Dawson

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