Song of the Cicada
(Part two of a series on cicadas) By Marcia Anderson Billions of flying bugs known as cicadas are currently sweeping over the East Coast. What were you doing in June of 1996? Do you remember the...
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By Marcia Anderson As part of my job with the EPA, I visit a lot of schools promoting Integrated Pest Management, environmental initiatives and sustainability. I recently had the pleasure of visiting...
View ArticleCelebrating Diversity
By Elias Rodriguez February is National African American History Month and I’ve been reflecting on my distinctly mixed heritage as a Nuyorican. Before relocating to New York City, my immediate...
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Small Business Innovation is Mushrooming
Sometimes I worry that one of the enduring manmade wonders of our time will be the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. You know the Garbage Patch – the huge concentration of marine debris (mostly plastics)...
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Infrastructure is Going Green in Communities Across America
When I released the Water Technology Innovation Blueprint last spring, it framed the top ten opportunities to help solve current water resource issues. Green infrastructure is one of my favorites in...
View ArticleThe Greenest Super Bowl Ever?
Everything about the Super Bowl is big – the athletes, the media coverage, the prices for hotels. It’s also a big opportunity to help the environment by using as little energy as possible. The NFL and...
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Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Resilience, Smart Growth and Equitable...
Destruction and debris on Oak Beach in Suffolk County, NY after Superstorm Sandy By Joe Siegel and Rabi Kieber Last of a five-part series on climate change issues. It has been nearly two years since...
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Personal Memories During National Hispanic Heritage Month
The author and his family. By Elias Rodriguez America is presently engaged in National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15. Latino cultural pride is a diverse,...
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Building Big! Building Green?
LaGuardia Airport in Queens, NY. By Elias Rodriguez Today helps determine our tomorrow. Over the next several years, visitors and residents of the Big Apple, as New York City is known, will witness a...
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The Road Less Traveled
By Natalie Loney I was headed back to our regional offices in New York City after a community meeting in Ithaca, New York. Being a city dweller and completely unfamiliar with the area, I relied...
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