Category: Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange Counties

New York Denies Indian Point a Water Permit

By CostBenefit on Apr 10, 2010 | In Water, Energy, New York City, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange Counties, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Endangered Species, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Regulatory Analysis, Costs and Benefits

... New York State has ruled that outmoded cooling technology at the Indian Point nuclear power plant kills so many Hudson River fish, and consumes and contaminates so much water, that it violates the federal Clean Water Act. The decision is a blow to… more »

Yonkers Makes Public Housing More Energy-Efficient

By CostBenefit on May 17, 2009 | In General, Energy, Green Buildings, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange Counties, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Real Estate Construction Housing, Computer Software/Database/Model, Savings, Costs and Benefits

The Yonkers Municipal Housing Authority ... hired Honeywell to help identify and implement efficiency upgrades and other cost-saving measures. By Honeywell's estimates, the city could potentially save $2.2 million per year if it is willing to invest $18.… more »

Connecting the ecological-economic dots in human-dominated watersheds: Models to link socio-economic activities on the landscape to stream ecosystem health

By CostBenefit on May 5, 2009 | In General, Water, Land + Water, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange Counties, Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Sprawl & Smart Growth, Ecosystem Valuation, Computer Software/Database/Model, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Bongghi Hong, Karin E. Limburg, Jon D. Erickson, John M. Gowdy, Audra A. Nowosielski, John M. Polimeni, and Karen M. Stainbrook present an interdisciplinary modeling framework to investigate how human socio-economic activities influence the spa… more »

Electric Vehicles Arrive at Westchester County Airport: New York Power Authority Helps to Acquire Energy Efficient Ground Support Equipment

By CostBenefit on Apr 28, 2009 | In General, Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Government Report, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange Counties, Transportation, Savings, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased)

On January 14, 2009 New York Power Authority (NYPA) President and Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Kessel, Westchester County Executive Andrew J. Spano and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Vice President for Programs R… more »

Supreme Court allows cost-benefit approach to identifying Cooling Water Intake Structure BTA

By CostBenefit on Apr 3, 2009 | In General, Water, Energy, Legal, Fines, U.S., Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange Counties, Washington DC, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits

On April 1, 2009, the Supreme Court, by a narrow majority, held that “[t]he EPA permissibly relied on cost-benefit analysis in setting the national performance standards for cooling water intake structures (“CWISs”) and in providing for cost-benefit vari… more »
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