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Marine Transfer Station

Trash Talk

Matthew Resnick | Posted 10.03.2012 | Teen
Read More: Michael Bloomberg, Asphalt Green, Carolyn Maloney, Marine Transfer Station, Waste Transfer Facility, East-River-Trash, Teen News
Matthew Resnick

Despite fierce opposition and relentless efforts from city residents, the Bloomberg Administration still plans to build a 10-story waste transfer station on East 91st Street in Manhattan.

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Taking on Our Fair Share of the City's Waste Burden

Melissa Mark-Viverito | Posted 09.18.2012 | New York
Read More: Yorkville, Waste, Government Waste, Upper East Side, Marine Transfer Station, 91st Street, Reducing Waste, Waste Management, Nyc Trash, Residents for Sane Trash Solutions, New York News
Melissa Mark-Viverito

Our trash does not magically disappear overnight -- it has to go somewhere. Residents for Sane Trash Solutions should join the rest of us in taking on their fair share of the city's waste burden.

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One Step Backwards, One Step Forward

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.06.2012 | Green
Read More: American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Sen. James Inhofe, Marine Transfer Station, Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, Epa, Eric Schneiderman, Residents for Sane Trash Solutions, Green Activism, Congressional Review Act, Carolyn Maloney, Liz Kruger, Clean Air Nyc, Asthma, Nyc Clean Air, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit on behalf of New York and ten other states with the mission of compelling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue new regulations on soot pollution.

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Garbage In, Garbage Out

Henry J. Stern | Posted 03.15.2012 | New York
Read More: Asphalt Green, Solid Waste, Upper East Side, Marine Transfer Facility, New York City Politics, Michael Bloomberg, Gifford Miller, New York City Council, Marine Transfer Station, Carolyn Maloney, New York News
Henry J. Stern

For some years, New York City has been planning to construct a marine transfer station on the Manhattan side of the East River. Rhetoric on both sides has next to nothing to do with the merits of the project.

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