carp
Source: WilliamsWe’ve extensively covered the evolution of the proposed Jamaica Bay Pipeline [/proposed-rockaways-pipeline-project-takes-another-step-forward/], a project which would run a natural gas line through the Jamaica Bay wetlands, underneath Jacob Riis Park and ending at Floyd Bennett Field, where a meter and regulating station will be placed in a hangar,
activism
Source: Brocken Inaglory via Wikimedia CommonsOn July 9, more than 700 Canada Geese [/751-geese-gassed-in-jamaica-bay/] were rounded up and killed at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Instead of dumping the dead geese into landfills, the meat from the birds was donated to food pantries and soup kitchens in New York. Normally,
environmental concern
The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Source: Flickr / Howard N2GOT (Howard Brier) There is an old parable about the Holocaust. With a little tweaking, it translates quite well to the situation we face at Jamaica Bay today: > First they came for the starlings, and I didn’t speak out because
american littoral society
Director of the Northeast Chapter of the American Littoral Society and Jamaica Bay Guardian Don Riepe said toxin levels in Jamaica Bay's waters needs further study. (Source: Laura Vladimirova)A proposal to allow deicing chemicals and other toxins from John F. Kennedy International Airport to flow freely into