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Manhattan, NYC: East Village Park Near Cooper Union Has Become Trash-Strewn, Vermin-Filled, Homeless Hangout - According to Local Residents

New Jersey: Northern NJ County outside New York City Earns Failing Grade For Poor Air Quality; Annual Report Says Bergen County Has Highest Number of Smog-Choked Days in State

Phoenix, Arizona: City Clears Out Largest Homeless Encampment Ahead of Court-Ordered Deadline; Hundreds of Tents That Once Lined Blocks of Streets Are Now Gone; Local Business Owners and Residents Considered Encampment a Public Nuisance and Complained of Litter and Crime

San Francisco, California: Federal Court Strikes Down California City’s Natural Gas Ban; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruled City of Berkeley Cannot Enforce Ban on Natural Gas Hookups in New Buildings

Miami, Florida: Looming Landfill Crisis and Overflowing Septic Tanks Pose $4-Billion Dollar Financial Challenge to City; Miami’s Goal of Attracting More Out-of-State Workers and Wealthy Newcomers Must Reckon with Anticipated 2026 Closure of Mount Trashmore Landfill and Health Risks Linked to Overflowing Sewage Tanks Releasing Fecal Bacteria and other Contaminants into Local Environment

New York City: City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Putting Residents' Safety At Risk - Broken Doors; Recent Inspection Finds More Than Half of Housing Developments’ Doors Broken or Jammed Open - Security Lapse Could Enable Intruders and Unauthorized Persons Access to Buildings

Qatar - World Cup Tournament: Japan Soccer (Football) Fans Demonstrate An Exemplary Example of Goodwill; Japanese Fans Attending World Cup Tournament Cleaned Up Stadium After Game - Stayed Behind to Pick Up Bottles and Food Wrappings Left Behind By Other Stadium Attendees After Game Between Qatar and Ecuador - “We Are Japanese And We Do Not Leave Rubbish Behind Us, and We Respect The Place”

East Palestine, Ohio: Train Derailment Sparks Huge Fire; Governor Issues Urgent Evacuation Notice; Risk of Explosions and Burning of Hazardous Chemicals Presents A Potential Risk to Residents of Town of 4,700

United States: The Government is Coming For Your Gas Stoves; Efforts to Ban Gas Stoves Alive and Well in Various States and Cities

New York City: Inspirit of Boston Tea Party, One Courages New Yorker Launches Pizza Rebellion against New York City Government; Artist-Activist Tosses Pizza Over the Gates of City Hall (See Video)

Fire Island, NY: August 11th - 30-foot Humpback Whale Found Dead on Shores of Long Island Barrier Island Beach

Queens, NYC: Group of Scuba Divers Are Cleaning Up the Waters around New York City. Volunteer Environmental Heroes are diving underwater and removing trash and debris from the waters off beach in Far Rockaway including bottles, electronics, fishing line, and lots of other junk

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Rockaway Beach, NY: August 25th - 3rd Dead Whale within two weeks found in vicinity of Long Island / NYC Beaches; 25-foot Dead Whale Washes Ashore on New York City Beach;

New York City: Billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced he will pump $500 Million dollars into closing all remaining coal-fired power plants in U.S.; Former NYC mayor wants to force closer of roughly 150 coal plants and slash gas-fired capacity in half by 2030

United States: Lack of Hurricanes in August Calls Into Question Experts’ Predictions of Above-Average Hurricane Season; For the First Time Since 1997, The Month of August Has Passed Without A Single Named Atlantic Storm

New York City: Red-Tailed Hawk ‘Pale Male’ Dies at 33; Famous Bird-of-Prey Nested Above Fifth Avenue for 30 Years and Was Often Spotted Soaring Above Central Park

Los Angeles, California: Illegal Colony of 25 Camper Vans Leaking Feces and Urine into Local Streets has Neighbors in Sylmar Community Concerned about Deteriorating Quality of Life; Property Owner Turned Van Lord (aka Slum Lord) Housing People in RVs in Violation of Law

Manhattan, NYC: Loose Syringes, Dropped Drugs A Danger to Pets in Tompkins Square Park; As Unchecked Drug Use Has Rapidly Increased in East Village Neighborhood and Park Green Spaces - Local Pets On Occasion Have Inadvertently Eaten Marijuana and Cocaine and Gotten Jabbed By Hypodermic Needles

Washington DC / Wyoming, U.S.A: Wyoming Senator Barrasso Critical of President Biden’s Push For Americans to Buy Electric Vehicles; Senator Blasts President’s Energy Policy As Americans Continue To Suffer From High Gas Prices and Inflation

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East Palestine, Ohio: Freight Train Derailment Near Ohio/Pennsylvania State Line Leaves Mangled Mess of Boxcars and Flames; Approximately 50 Cars Derailed with Some Carrying Hazardous Chemicals

Manhattan, NYC: Chinatown Fire Sparked by Lithium Ion Batteries in Electric Bicycle Shop Kills Four; Blaze Erupted in Ground Floor E-Bike Shop Previously Flagged for Unsafe Conditions in Six-Story Building Occupied with Residents Forced to Flee Deadly Flames in the Dark of Night

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California: The Country’s Most Populous State is Banning the Sale of New Gasoline-Powered Vehicles Starting in 2035; State Officials Claim Effort Will Help Fight Climate Change

United States: Forecasters at National Weather Service’s NOAA Predict Above-Average Hurricane Activity This Year

New York: First-in-Nation Natural-Gas Ban Means Gas-Fired Heaters and Appliances Will No Longer Be Installed in New Homes and Businesses

United States: Flashback 2008 - Nobel Prize Winner Al Gore Calls for Ending the Use of Fossil Fuels For Electricity Production; End the Burning of Carbon for Power

Long Island, NY: Seafloor Survey Expected Soon For Western South Shore of Long Island - Reynolds Channel; Geological Survey to Collect Data on Underwater Soil and Rock In Preparation For Laying of Power Cables For Offshore Wind Project

New York City: National Weather Service Issues Air Quality Alert for Tri-State Area due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires;
More than 160 Forest Fires Burning in Quebec Province Making Skies Hazy and Potentially Hazardous For People With Respiratory Issues Throughout Northeast, U.S.

New York City: Industrious New Yorkers Make Up To $1,000 A Day Collecting Cans And Bottles Off City Streets; Thanks to a 5 Cent ($.05) Redemption Deposit Value For Most Beverage Containers - An Estimated 8,000 to 10,000 New Yorkers Make Money Collecting-Recycling Cans, Plastic and Glass Bottles

East Palestine, Ohio: Controlled Release of Hazardous Chemicals following Train Derailment has been “Completed Successfully” According to Norfolk Southern Railroad Officials; 5 of 50 Railroad Cars involved in train derailment contained Vinyl Chloride - Officials to Burn off approximately 500,000 of pounds of chemical a known carcinogen

East Palestine, Ohio: 50 Car Train Derailment - Timeline of Key Events in Toxic Train Disaster

Georgia, USA: Family Calls Police on Staff of Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm for Blocking Access to EV Charging Station with Gas-Powered Car; Standoff with Unhappy Family was the result of Energy Secretary’s Team Trying to Hold Electric Vehicle Charging Spot While Awaiting Arrival of Boss Granholm in EV; Secretary was on Four-Day Trip Intended to Draw Attention to Biden Administration’s Green Energy Initiatives

New York: NY Expedites Efforts to Ban The Sale of New Gas Cars By 2035; Following Recent Announcement in California, NY Governor Hochul Announces She Is Ordering State Regulators to Take Action to Require All Vehicles To Be Zero Emissions By 2035

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East Atlantic Beach, NY: August 14th - Dead Whale Spotted Floating in Waters near East Atlantic Beach; Whale brought to shore on Long Beach Barrier Island

Brooklyn, NYC: Fire that Killed Members from Three Generations of Family Caused by Lithium-Ion Battery Used to Power Electric Scooter; Flames from E-Battery Created “Wall of Fire” Making it Extremely Difficult for Residents to Escape, According to FDNY

New York City: Bald Eagles Now Living in City; Wildlife Experts say at least four Eagles calling NYC home and they’ve hatched up to a dozen eaglet babies; First pair of Bald Eagles to be spotted in city in over a century built nest in borough of Staten Island in 2015

United States: Biden’s Incandescent Light Bulb Ban Takes Effect; Consumers No Longer Able to Buy Most Incandescent Bulbs; Rule Once Appealed by President Trump Prevents Retailers from Selling Light Bulbs Not Meeting New Energy Efficiency Standards

East Palestine, Ohio: Train Derailment Deadly for Aquatic Wildlife; Controlled Release and Burning of Toxic Chemicals in Aftermath of Train Disaster Has Killed Thousands of Wild Creatures in Local Waterways

Washington, DC / Minnesota, U.S.A.: Minnesota Senator Klobuchar Slammed For Suggesting Democrats Could Help Thwart Hurricanes and Effects of Climate Change

Provo / Springville, Utah: Wildfire Blamed on Man Determined to Kill Spider With Lighter; Man Sparked Utah Wildfire that Burned 60-Acres of Drought-Stricken Land - According to Sheriff

Western, USA: Smoke From Canada Wildfires Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Colorado and Montana; Smoke From Multiple Wildfires in Western Canada Has Drifted South into U.S. Causing Concerns About Unhealthy Air Quality

Yonkers-NYC, NY: Piles of Trash on Major NYC Highway Prompts Complaints From Residents of Neighboring City of Yonkers; Mayor of Yonkers Says Mountains of Trash on Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx is An Embarrassing Eyesore For Gateway Road to NYC and Reflects Poorly on City

Norway: The Country That Gave Anti-Fossil Fuel Crusader Al Gore a Nobel Peace Prize Approves Development of 19 Oil and Gas Fields; Norway Plans to Extend Fossil Fuel Production for Decades to Come with $18 Billion Dollar Investment

Brooklyn, NYC: Apartment Fire Caused by Lithium-Ion E-Bike Batteries Injures Five People Including Children; FDNY Chief claims Lithium-Ion Battery Fires cause dense black smoke; City Officials concerned about danger of uncertified chargers and unsafe batteries; Lithium-Ion Battery Fires Average at Least Five A Week in NYC with 216 Fires This Year, 120 Injuries and 14 Fatalities

World: 99% of Worlds Population Breathing Polluted Air; U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) Report Says Almost Everyone on Planet Breathes Air That Exceeds Air Quality Limits and Threatens Health

Columbus, Montana: Bridge Collapse Sends Train Carrying Hot Asphalt and Molten Sulfur Plunging into Yellowstone River; Several Railcars Carrying Hazardous Materials Fall Into Rushing Waters Below Bridge Forcing Officials to Shut Down Drinking Water Intakes Downstream

Denver-Boulder, Colorado: Sparks From Power Line Started Massive Wildfire That Destroyed Over 1,000 Homes - Lawsuit Claims

Valley Stream, NY: Natural Area Sullied With Trash; Local Residents Raise Concerns Over Abundance of Trash-Pollution at Mill Pond Park; Exacerbated By Parks Close Proximity to Busy Sunrise Hwy and Stormwater Runoff - Residents Complain Litter Can Regularly Be Seen Floating On Surface of Park’s Fresh Water Pond and In Close Proximity to Waterfowl and Other Wildlife; Community Calls For A Robust Cleanup - Wants Government Officials to Take Action to Remedy A Disheartening and Unhealthy Environmental Eyesore

Long Island, NY: Town of Islip Operated Hatchery uses Technology to grow Baby Oysters that are Sold and Managed by Local Oyster Farmers in Effort to Restore a Once-Thriving Industry and Improve Water Quality of Local Bay

New York City: City DEP Rules Target Coal & Wood Fired Pizzerias; Move over Incandescent Light Bulbs, Gas Stoves, Gas Powered Cars, Radical Greens are Now coming After Coal & Wood Burning Pizza Ovens

New York City: Fighting City Hall w/ Pizza; Artist-Activist Scott Baido Lauches a Barrage of Pizza Slices Over the Fence at Epicenter of City Government to Protest Crackdown on Coal & Wood Fired Pizza Ovens

New York City: Environmentalists Misguided War on Pizza; You’d Have to Burn A Wood-Coal Pizza Oven for 849 Years to Equal One Year of John Kerry’s Private Jet Use