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A (peach)Tree Grows in Bayonne

Submitted by ktfinklea on Saturday, May 24, 2008.

Strapped for outdoor space around their Upper East Side school, the boys of the Browning School habitually venture out of the classroom to share in the vibrant green spaces New York City has to offer. One sunny Wednesday, I had the opportunity to accompany them on a different kind of outing. Thanks to Jonny Dubowsky of Rock 'n Renew and two very cool science teachers, the fifth grade class of Browning got to escape the island of Manhattan and venture into the “wilds” of Bayonne, NJ where some exciting new prospects in Urban Ecology are blossoming.

Government to America: Our Beaches Stink! (And May Make You Sick)

Submitted by BenJervey on Tuesday, July 17, 2007.

Last week, the government's General Accounting Office released a report confirming some pretty troubling news. In fact, this is probably the last thing you want to hear this time of year while checking the surf reports and planning that trip to coast. The GAO's report--not so succinctly titled, "The BEACH Act of 2000: EPA and States Have Made Progress Implementing the Act, but Further Actions Could Increase Public Health Protection"--basically chided the EPA (intergovernmental admonition!) for not keeping our nation's beaches safe for the public.