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Environmental Justice In The News

This page lists news specifically relating to Environmental Justice. For all news coverage of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, please visit the main "In The News" page.

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February 7, 2006 Show Details The new Solid Waste Management Plan faces more opposition from Manhattan residents
NY1: City's trash plan runs into more opposition from Manhattan residents, Michael Scotto
October 11, 2005 Show Details Department of Education agrees to re-test Bronx Academy for toxins
City Limits: Truce at "Toxic High" school: Officials agree to re-test, Bryan Farrell
June 27, 2005 Show Details Despite mounting evidence to the contrary, city officials insist that Bronx Academy is safe
New York Daily News: Bx. HS site toxic bonanza, Juan Gonzalez
June 24, 2005 Show Details Elevated levels of toxic chemicals found at Bronx Academy High School
New York Daily News: Bx. school fails toxin test, Juan Gonzalez
June 15, 2005 Show Details Mayor Bloomberg vetoes the City Council's rejection of his Waste Management Plan
New York Newsday: A Stink Over Trash, Bryan Virasami
June 10, 2005 Show Details Editorial: City Council rejects Mayor Bloomberg's solid waste management plan
New York Daily News: City council garbage, Errol Louis
June 8, 2005 Show Details City Council prepares to vote on Mayor Bloomberg's Solid Waste Management Plan
New York Daily News: Giff raises stink over trash plan, Lisa L. Colangelo
June 3, 2005 Show Details City Council may reject Mayor Bloomberg's Solid Waste Management Plan
New York Daily News: Pols aim to bag Mayor's plan to overhaul trash, Lisa L. Colangelo
May 24, 2005 Show Details Soundview residents concerned about toxins at school site
New York Daily News: Toxic dust near school feared, Bill Egbert
May 18, 2005 Show Details Illegally parked garbage trucks increase health risks for students at Bronx Academy
New York Daily News: New fear at Bx. HS: Toxic dust spewed by trucks, Bill Egbert
May 17, 2005 Show Details Soundview community concerned about diesel fumes from illegally parked trucks
NY1 News: Diesel fumes from truck lot next to Bronx school cause an uproar
April 25, 2005 Show Details Download Now Each borough should handle its own trash (84.03K Bytes)
New York Daily News (Op-Ed): Each borough should handle its own trash, Eddie Bautista

Eddie Bautista, NYLPI Director of Community Planning and lead organizer of the Organization of Waterfront Neighborhoods (OWN), reiterates why it is important for each of New York City's boroughs to process their own garbage.

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April 16, 2004 Hoy - El Tema de Basura es Complicado
April 8, 2004 Show Details Mayor Bloomberg's waste management plan faces stiff oppositon from City Council Speaker Gifford Miller
New York Daily News: Mike, Giff waste-deep in a battle, Maggie Haberman & Elizabeth Hays
April 8, 2004 Show Details Gifford Miller opposes location of waste transfer station on Upper East Side
New York Newsday: Waste transfer proposals, Mayor barges in on Miller, Glenn Thrush
April 8, 2004 Show Details Waterfront neighborhoods urge officials to ship waste in barges
New York Times: Waterfront neighborhoods seek relief from trash burden, Diane Cardwell

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