Congress To Vote On Jamaica Bay Pipeline Today, Perhaps For The Last Time
According to the legislative calendar for the House of Representatives, H.R. 2606, better known as the New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act or the Jamaica Bay pipeline, is set to be voted...
View ArticlePhoto: That’s No Hillside
This photo was snapped by a reader who writes: I snapped this photo on Friday. I’m standing on the cement path leading up to the beach and I’m looking back at the Riis Park paring lot filled with...
View ArticlePresident Obama Approves Rockaways Pipeline Project
Issuing what appears to be the final nail in the coffin for opponents of the proposed natural gas Rockaway Pipeline Project, President Obama signed the New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act...
View ArticleJamaica Bay Gas Pipeline Project Takes Another Step Forward
The reality of the proposed Rockaways natural gas pipeline project came one step closer to fruition this week as Williams Transco, the company looking to build it, officially filed an application with...
View ArticleDeadline For Jamaica Bay Pipeline Commenting Period Is Tomorrow, CARP Urges...
We’ve extensively covered the evolution of the proposed Jamaica Bay Pipeline, a project which would run a natural gas line through the Jamaica Bay wetlands, underneath Jacob Riis Park and ending at...
View ArticleConstruction On The Jamaica Bay Pipeline Is Officially Underway
After months of protests, legal wrangling and more last-minute protests, the controversial Jamaica Bay Pipeline project is now in construction. According to a report by Gotham Gazette, construction on...
View ArticleJamaica Bay Greenway Coalition Wants To Expand Bike Lanes In Southern BK
The Jamaica Bay Greenway coalition is hoping to open new bike lanes across the city, including places like Midwood, Marine Park and Manhattan Beach. The New York Daily News is reporting that the...
View ArticleLiberty Natural Gas Looking To Build Fuel Port Outside New York Harbor
Local environmentalists were outraged at Liberty Natural Gas’s proposed plan to place a fuel port 20 miles off the coast of New York Harbor. The Queens Chronicle is reporting that Liberty argues that...
View ArticleTeens In Student Conservation Association Clean Up Gateway National...
Teenagers, banded together in the Student Conservation Association (SCA), picked up shovels and handcarts and began cleaning up Jamaica Bay and other parts of the Gateway National Recreational Area....
View ArticleJamaica Bay Pipeline Moves Forward As Feds Issue Favorable Report; Public...
The controversial natural gas pipeline, proposed to run underneath the Rockaways, through Jamaica Bay, and into Floyd Bennett Field National Park, has been plodding along the approval process for...
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