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Tag Archives: 91st Street
Monitoring Air Quality, Empowering Communities
Would you stand in front of a truck to stop injustice? If you were pressed to contemplate such an extreme action, wouldn’t you want to have accurate information first on how serious of an injustice was being committed? I certainly … Continue reading →
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Tagged 91st Street, air quality, Asphalt Green, asthma, barge, dump, East Harlem, environment, garbage, heating oil, justice, Manhattan, MTS, New York City, particulate, solution, transfer, trash, truck, Yorkville
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Where are the Currents Weakest Around Manhattan?
A law firm recently contacted our oceanography research group with a request for research on whether or not the Marine garbage Transfer Station (MTS) proposed for 91st Street in Manhattan would cause navigational problems. If we were willing to do … Continue reading →
Posted in air pollution, opinion, water
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Tagged 91st Street, Carolyn Maloney, currents, dump, East River, garbage, Hell Gate, Liz Krueger, Manhattan, MTS, navigation, Newark, ships, speed, trash, Upper East Side, velocity, waste, Yorkville
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Garbage Transfer Stations and Delicate Ecosystems
[This is an Op-Ed that was originally published in text-only form yesterday in the weekly free newspaper Our Town, serving Manhattan’s Upper East Side] Mayor Bloomberg has been pushing to rebuild and reopen a shuttered marine garbage transfer station (MTS) … Continue reading →
Posted in climate, opinion, water, water pollution
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Tagged 91st Street, acidification, barge, Bloomberg, East River, ecosystem, environment, garbage, justice, MTS, New York City, sea level rise, striped bass, Upper East Side, Yorkville
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