By Steve Cohen 7/07/08 3:31pm

Governor David Paterson’s First 100 Days: A Green Governor?

On March 17, 2008, Lieutenant Governor and former State Senator David Paterson was suddenly placed in the center of Albany’s storm and assumed the Office of Governor. While it may seem premature, we decided to review the environmental record of his first 100 days. New York State’s League of Conservation Voters is known for their Read More

By Eliot Brown 6/09/08 9:05pm

City Makes New Office for Brownfield Cleanup

The city is creating a new office to clean up brownfields for development, an issue outlined last year in its PlaNYC sustainability plan. Officials have said the existing incentives for landowners to clean up the sites do not provide sufficient push to remediate. With the reformed program, the city hopes, will come quicker remediation Read More