Mayor Bill de Blasio and The Trust for Governors Island (the Trust) today announced the next steps in the City of New York’s initiative to establish a global Center for Climate Solutions on Governors Island.
New York City is the largest city in the nation and the first large cold-weather city to phase out fossil fuel combustion in new construction – accelerating next-generation electric buildings, improving air quality and public health, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
New York City’s pension funds achieve first in the nation pension fund divestment from fossil fuel reserve owners - one of the largest fossil fuel divestments in the world.
Mayor De Blasio delivers remarks and signs Intro 2317-A, Local Law 154/2021, and promising a gas free New York and an end to the fossil fuel era in New York City.
The Mayor of New York City issues a Statement of Administration Policy Against Addition of Infrastructure That Expands The Supply Of Fossil Fuels in NYC.
The Department of Citywide Administrative Services and NYC Fleet will issue, implement, and update a Clean Fleet Transition Plan that will be updated every two years.
The Mayor of New York City orders that every City agency shall develop and begin implementation of a plan to eliminate the purchase of single use plastic beverage bottles.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces the signing of a sister city agreement with Athens, Greece to expand cooperation in tourism, environmental protection, technology, and cultural affairs.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Parks and Recreation Commissioner Sue Donoghue, and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 Administrator Lisa F. Garcia opens four fields in the Red Hook Recreation Area in Brooklyn.
A transcript about Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Parks, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency celebrating $18.2 million remediation of Red Hook ball fields.
A Climate action Executive Order to protect our residents and all human beings from the effects of climate
change, New York City will adopt the principles and goals of the Paris Agreement.
The Mayor hereby orders that every City agency shall develop and begin implementation of a plan to eliminate the expenditure of City funds for the direct purchase of unnecessary single use plastic food ware.
The Mayor continues the Clean Fleet Plan in which All agencies operating fleet units will take all required efforts to achieve the environmental and efficiency performance goals within the NYC Clean Fleet Plan.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that the Hunts Point Produce Market has been selected for a $110 million federal grant to upgrade and improve its facilities to strengthen and improve the environment, public health, and quality of life for the Hunts Point community.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces a series of major milestones in three critical efforts to facilitate the transition to electric vehicles across the city.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed Clean Construction Executive Order 23, which requires the city’s capital project agencies to commit to actions that will lower embodied carbon from municipal construction projects.
The Mayor orders the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the Office of Management and Budget to accelerate the Electric Fleet Adopton for NYC FLEET to replace City on-road fleet vehicles to electric models.
Pursuant to Local Laws 60 and 64 of 2017, the EJNYC Report studies environmental burdens affecting communities of color and low-income communities and disparities in environmental benefits. The report also looks at how City processes meaningfully involve key stakeholders.
A Report of Findings and Recommendations, the referral for discipline of 51 New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) workers and the arrest of six Sanitation Workers for Official Misconduct.
The Voluntary Local Review (VLR) highlights NYC’s sustainable development achievements since 2015. It uses the common language of the Global Goals to translate NYC’s local actions to a global audience, with a focus on the five priority Goals for the 2018 HLPF.
The Mayor’s latest budget plan adds $23 million over the years 2020-2023 for his LeadFreeNYC initiative, and brings the total amount of funds budgeted for the program to $39 million. But that still leaves the program’s funding well short of the original commitment.
Around the country, policymakers and environmental advocates have been lobbying and pursing legislation that allows jurisdictions to address excessive stormwater through the enactment of stormwater fees. IBO examined the fiscal impact of a potential stormwater fee in New York City.
TheNew York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) is the largest ongoing urban air monitoring program of any U.S. city. NYCCAS is a collaboration between the Health Department and Queens College of the City University of New York and tracks changes in air quality over time.
The New York City Community Air Survey: Neighborhood Air Quality 2008-2016 report fulfills the reporting requirement of Local Law 103 of 2015 which requires that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually.
This report fulfills the reporting requirement for Local Law 37 of 2005, which requires a summary of the changes to the carcinogen and developmental toxin list since it was established in April 2005.
This report fulfills the reporting requirement of Local Law 103 of 2015 which requires that DOHMH conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually.
https://nyc-ehs.net/nyccas2020/web/report
This report fulfills the reporting requirement of Local Law 103 of 2015 which requires that DOHMH conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually.
Hospitalization, emergency department (ED) visit, and public school health record asthma-related data highlight trends and persistent disparities in asthma-related outcomes among children residing in the Bronx compared with other areas of NYC.
The New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) fulfills Local Law 103 of 2015, which requires that the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually. NYCCAS is a collaboration between DOHMH and Queens College.
Pursuant to Local Law No. 29 of 2005, this annual report summarizes the 2021 Beach Surveillance and Monitoring Program for permitted beaches, including the dates and
results of all inspections of these beaches, and the dates and reasons for
any warning or closure.
In accordance with the New York City Administrative Code §18-131(c)(4), this annual report summarizes the 2020 New York City Beach Surveillance and Monitoring Program for beaches permitted by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Report on auxiliary power Units in FDNY ambulances as Of October 2018 includes an auxiliary power unit to meet the FDNY Green initiative that enables the ambulances to fully operate without the need to run the vehicle’s engine in idle mode.
A report on the outstanding debt for base penalties, default penalties, and default judgments issued for notices of violations returnable to the Environmental Control Board (ECB). As mandated by Intro 489-B (2015) and Local Law 11 of 2015.
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law Local Law 11/2015, which requires the NYC Department of
Finance (DOF) to report annually to the City Council on outstanding Environmental Control
Board (ECB)-adjudicated judgement by November 1 each fiscal year
On January 22, 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Local Law 11 of 2015 which requires the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) to report annually to the city council on outstanding Environmental Control Board (ECB)-adjudicated judgments by November 1.
Summary of the 113 Hamilton Avenue development project, which participated in OER's Voluntary Cleanup Program. The project received a Big Apple Brownfield Award for innovative remediation.
Summary of the Northeastern Towers Annex Apartments development, which participated in OER's Voluntary Cleanup Program. The project received a Big Apple Brownfield Award for community outreach.
Summary of the Terminal Logistics Center development project, which participated in OER's Voluntary Cleanup Program. The project received a Big Apple Brownfield Award for economic development.
Summary of OER Clean Soil Bank deliveries to the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. Over 40,000 cubic yards of clean soil were transferred to Parks sites across the city.
New York City has been collecting water quality data in New York Harbor since 1909. These data are utilzed by regulators, scientists, educators and citizens to assess impacts, trends and improvements in the water quality of New York Harbor.
The Annual Report provides an update on the NYC Green Infrastructure Program, including achievements and advancements through 2020, and outlines what is in store for 2021.
Department of Environmental Protection initiates three-year knowledge sharing agreement with the city of Copenhagen, Denmark to study intense rainfall events related to climate change. Both cities will share best practices on strategies to accommodate heavy rainfall as well as models for estimating the economic savings of implementing robust stormwater management systems. The Bureau of Public Affairs winds down summer programs including water-on-the-go fountains, rain barrel giveaways and its Trout in the Classroom program. Floating wetlands, or wave attenuators, installed in Jamaica Bay, the Rockaways.
Final portion of Paerdegat Basin capital project completed, including restoration of 52 acres of native grasslands and wetlands. Past work involved construction of a Combined Sewer Overflow Retention Facility. 13 Environmental Police Officers graduate from Department of Environmental Protection academy and 22 new employees attend orientation. Annual Employee Recognition Day held at DC37 headquarters. DEP supports New York Cares Annual Coat Drive.
The Employee of the Month program recognizes Department of Environmental Protection staff members that have exhibited outstanding personal effort, and have gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve the people of New York City.
Bureau of Water Supply celebrates opening of new water quality laboratory in Hawthorne, Westchester County. This facility will replace the Kensico Laboratory built in 1955. Planning initiated for upgrading of the Distribution Laboratory at the agency's Lefrak City headquarters. Work on the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel continuing according to schedule.
Stormwater Management Program in development according to Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System permit issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Profile of Department of Environmental Protection employee and Navy veteran Yanique Foote. Governor Cuomo visits Rondout Reservoir as part of the Ride the Catskills motorcycle run.
Pilot program opens grounds of Jerome Park Reservoir to the public. New York City Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers social services to Department of Environmental Protection employees. DEP team takes award at 18th annual New York City Technology Forum.
The Employee of the Month program recognizes Department of Environmental Protection staff members that have exhibited outstanding personal effort, and have gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve the people of New York City.
Groundbreaking held for Staten Island's first mid-island bluebelt system. A total of 62 bluebelt wetlands, which help to naturally filter stormwater, have already been built on the south shore. New York City agencies prepare for Thanksgiving Day parade. Department of Environmental Police conduct search for missing single engine plane in the vicinity of Titicus Reservoir.
Overview of Department of Environmental Protection's recreational boating program at Cannonsville, Neversink, Pepacton, and Schoharie Reservoirs. DEP monitoring reveals that boaters, who are instructed to steam clean their approved watercraft before use, have had no negative impact on water quality. Watershed Agricultural Council opens the Pure Catskills Marketplace, an online market for farm and forest products. United States Environmental Protection Agency awards DEP a Breathe Easy Award for its response to Local Law 77, requiring diesel-powered non-road equipment of 50 horsepower or greater to be equipped with a filter.
Design underway for Catskill Aqueduct Repair and Rehabilitation project, which will comprehensively clean and repair the cut and cover portions of the aqueduct for the first time since their construction. Commissioner Emily Lloyd and Deputy Commissioners Angela Licata and Vincent Sapienza represent Department of Environmental Protection at the United Nations International Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change.
Commissioner Emily Lloyd announces agency developments to confront stormwater management challenges: Bureaus of Sustainability and Legal Affairs (BLA), Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO), Bureau of Water Supply (BWS), and Bureau of Engineering, Design and Construction (BEDC) will each contribute to long-ranging plan. Department of Environmental Protection donates valve actuator from the New Croton Dam to new museum inside former keeper's house at Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County. Retired DEP Police Lieutenant Albert Hick Murphy celebrates his 100th birthday.
Department of Environmental Protection in talks with New York-New Jersey Trail Conference over use of unique structure on Pepacton Reservoir property. The New York Times publishes article on Sponge Park, a $1.5 million pilot project to intercept stormwater and other pollutants that would otherwise enter the Gowanus Canal. Over 600 toys collected in annual Holiday Toy Drive.
Centennial history of the Catskill water supply system, from 1897 to the end of 1915. On December 27, 1915, drinking water was supplied from the watershed surrounding the Ashokan Reservoir to portions of the Bronx, marking the first time that the system was employed for residential use. All five boroughs would eventually receive this water in 1917.
The Employee of the Month program recognizes Department of Environmental Protection staff members that have exhibited outstanding personal effort, and have gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve the people of New York City.
Commissioner Emily Lloyd writes on the challenges facing the Department of Environmental Protection in future years, including climate change, repairs to the Delaware Aqueduct, and reduction of daily water consumption. The expanded Home Water Assistance Program will now provide 52,000 low-income homeowners with an automatic credit on their water bill, up from 12,500 in 2014. The Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations addressed a water condition on Rockland Avenue and Burton Court on Staten Island.
2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the Department of Environmental Protection's Water Resources Art and Poetry Contest, which is open to second through twelfth grade students in New York City and upstate watersheds. Work proceeds on a $30 million project to construct litter control devices along Newtown Creek. Currently four of these below-ground capture devices are being installed by the Bureau of Engineering, Design and Construction. Due to seasonally unusual warmth, robotic monitoring buoys were removed from the Ashokan Reservoir much later than typically occurs.
Sewer infrastructure upgrades are underway in south Queens, including the installation of new interceptor sewers under the Belt Parkway and three hydraulic levees that will increase efficiency for the local network. When these projects are completed, an estimated 300 million additional gallons of wastewater per year will be diverted to the Jamaica Wastewater Treatment Plant. An enclosed receiving tank is also being constructed at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment plant as part of an experimental project with Waste Management and the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority.
Department of Environmental Protection employees worked to ensure critical services remained operational throughout Winter Storm Jonas, which caused more than 30 inches of snowfall in sections of New York City. Activities included regular water testing, repairs and service on water mains, and snow clearance. The 2015 New York City Water Challenge to Restaurants program succeeded in reducing water use by 2.5 million gallons.
The total acreage of publically accessible New York City-owned watershed lands has risen to over 130,000, following the addition of 2,800 acres in 2015. A $33 million sewer upgrade project in northern Queens, which will begin this spring, is projected to divert 225 million gallons of wastewater per year from Bowery and Flushing Bays. Repairs have been completed to four box culverts in the Cannonsville Reservoir watershed.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Local Law Air Reports are required annually by Local Law 77 of 2003 and Local Laws 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42 of 2005. These reports document the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and the best available control technologies to redcue particulate matter and nitrogen oxides in the environment.
Local Law Air Reports are required annually by Local Law 77 of 2003 and Local Laws 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42 of 2005. These reports document the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and the best available control technologies to redcue particulate matter and nitrogen oxides in the environment.
The Demand Management Unit within DEP is tasked with development of a citywide strategy that will outline DEP's plan for implementation of water demand management projects between now and 2021. The Water Demand Management Plan identifies six key strategies for managing water demand in New York City in light of the Water for the Future program, and details 21 specific initiatives to be implemented over the next eight years in order to achieve targeted water demand reductions.
The Demand Management Unit within DEP is tasked with development of a citywide strategy that will outline DEP's plan for implementation of water demand management projects between now and 2021. The Water Demand Management Plan identifies six key strategies for managing water demand in New York City in light of the Water for the Future program, and details 21 specific initiatives to be implemented over the next eight years in order to achieve targeted water demand reductions.
The Demand Management Unit within DEP is tasked with development of a citywide strategy that will outline DEP's plan for implementation of water demand management projects between now and 2021. The Water Demand Management Plan identifies six key strategies for managing water demand in New York City in light of the Water for the Future program, and details 21 specific initiatives to be implemented over the next eight years in order to achieve targeted water demand reductions.
Drinking Water Supply and Quality Reports are prepared annually by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with the New York State Sanitary Code and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which require all drinking water suppliers to provide the public with an annual statement describing the sources and quality of its water supply.
Drinking Water Supply and Quality Reports are prepared annually by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with the New York State Sanitary Code and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which require all drinking water suppliers to provide the public with an annual statement describing the sources and quality of its water supply.
Drinking Water Supply and Quality Reports are prepared annually by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with the New York State Sanitary Code and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which require all drinking water suppliers to provide the public with an annual statement describing the sources and quality of its water supply.
Drinking Water Supply and Quality Reports are prepared annually by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with the New York State Sanitary Code and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which require all drinking water suppliers to provide the public with an annual statement describing the sources and quality of its water supply.
Drinking Water Supply and Quality Reports are prepared annually by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with the New York State Sanitary Code and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which require all drinking water suppliers to provide the public with an annual statement describing the sources and quality of its water supply.
Drinking Water Supply and Quality Reports are prepared annually by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with the New York State Sanitary Code and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which require all drinking water suppliers to provide the public with an annual statement describing the sources and quality of its water supply.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection newsletter for the recreational users who enjoy the lands and waters of the New York City water supply.