my *personal* opinion is that others in riverkeepers and clearwater were doing all the hard work (including legal) bringing suits and pressuring NYSDEC etc. and he just showed up at the end to take the spotlight.
Like I was JUST bitching about NYSDEC Both my handle and username say Ouaquaga ffs COME ON I AM NOT SUBTLE (I'm not in Ouaquaga right now, but I'm close) Jesus fuck I've told people to meet me in Great Bend PA goddamn I bitch about rich downstaters constantly WHAT DO YOU WANT Wtf
The whole farm has been breathing smoke for days from a neighbor's smoldering bonfire they refuse to put out, we're all having eye and throat irritation, and the NYSDEC refuses to do anything, even though bonfires are illegal in NYS outside of ceremonial purposes.
NYC Dept of Health tweets from July 9. Both are reasons to wear an n95 in public. Not just in NYC. COVID, pollution, and climate change are everywhere. Covid and air pollution can cause cumulative damage and disability that will make you more vulnerable to heatwaves and other climate effects.
The thing is that "they" and "weather experts" are generally working off of incorrect models that have been adjusted to allow for climate crisis changes. ie: current NYSDEC models don't reflect our extended drought or dropping water table bc they're using 2000-2010 as a baseline.
Would love it if NYSDEC would enforce the motherfucking burn ban, I really don't need to pay to put out more brush fires by myself.
The program is supported by NYSDEC and NYSDOH in collaboration with NYS Departments of Agriculture and Markets and State.
My fave part is how he already started a brush fire that extended into my tree line, that I caught and extinguished (roughly 75ft of leading edge on "my" property), and NYSDEC didn't/won't do shit.
Oyster Bay Harbor turned red earlier this week as the NYSDEC and US FDA partnered to conduct a test on the outfall from the Oyster Bay Sewage Treatment Plant. Its goal: To see if areas where shellfishing is off-limits should shrink or expand. t.co/cneJOZBwXy
Scientists said they'll track the path of harmless red dye that was injected into treated wastewater to study whether there should be changes to the areas of Oyster Bay Harbor closed to shellfish h...