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How Can YOU Help Register Voters in 2020?
The Sierra Club is making the 2020 election a top priority.
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Friends of Fort Green Park Fighting to Preserve The City’s Trees
Friends of Fort Green Park The Parks Without Borders plan for Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn has not undergone environmental review as required under SEQRA. Nearby…
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Don’t mean to alarm you, but there’s a big hole in the world’s most important glacier
CAN’T HARDLY THWAITES by Eric Holthaus on Jan 31, 2019 Civilization’s most important glacier has revealed another worrying surprise to scientists. The Thwaites Glacier, the largest outflow…
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How Amazon forest loss may affect water — and climate — far away
How Amazon forest loss may affect water — and climate — far away A surge in deforestation under Brazil’s new president could ‘tip’ the Amazon, affecting…
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Take Action: Don’t Frack the Delaware River Basin
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) issued draft natural gas regulations on Nov. 30. They proposed a ban on fracking but, illogically, also issued draft regulations that would allow…
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Community Board 7 Takes a Stand on Super-Tall Buildings
Update We wanted to share with you an exciting update from the February 21st Community Board 7 Land Use Committee meeting regarding Super-Tall buildings. We asked for a resolution that: -Calls for…
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Potential Fracked Gas Pipeline Crossing Indian Point: Act Now
Why It Matters As you know, having a fracked gas pipeline crossing Indian Point is a highly risky proposition for Westchester and the whole New York metropolitan area. Should there…
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Take Action: NY Cleaning Product Ingredient Disclosure
Do certain cleaning products make you wheeze? Maybe others irritate your skin or eyes. Do you know which ingredients might cause these problems or contribute to greater health concerns?…
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