Smart irrigation model predicts rainfall to conserve water
Fresh water isn't unlimited. Rainfall isn't predictable. And plants aren't always thirsty.
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Electric bike crackdown spurs delivery worker concern
Cheap, electric bicycles have made life a lot easier for New York City's legions of restaurant delivery workers, but the party may be over in the New Year.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 25, 2017
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End of stop-and-frisk practice in Chicago led to increase in minority traffic stops, research suggests
A pair of civil rights researchers with the University of California has found evidence suggesting that ceasing one practice that violated citizen rights in Chicago may have led to the initiation of another. In their paper ...
US northeast braces for flooding after record snow
Weather forecasters and emergency officials warned Sunday that melting snow would lead to heavy flooding in parts of the US northeast, with hundreds of thousands of people told to brace for fast-rising waters.
Environment
Nov 23, 2014
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Hurricane Henri bears down on US east coast
Hurricane Henri was on course to make landfall on the US east coast Sunday, with millions in New England and New York's Long Island preparing for flash flooding, violent winds and power outages.
Environment
Aug 22, 2021
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Microgrids in the American power network
Siemens is working with customers in the United States to move generation closer to load sources, increasing distributed energy sources on the grid. Many large energy users – military bases, universities, commercial campuses, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 8, 2016
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New study documents risks faced by New York state nail salon workers
Key findings of a new Cornell University Worker Institute report mapping the low wages and poor working conditions of New York state's nail salon industry workers will be presented today (April 7) at a New York City rally ...
Economics & Business
Apr 7, 2022
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Air pollution cuts are saving lives in New York state
Lower air pollution levels saved an estimated 5,660 lives in New York State in 2012, compared to 2002 levels, according to a new study.
Environment
Aug 7, 2019
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Build a better weather network? New York takes the dare
Counting every raindrop or measuring every gust of wind is impossible, but New York is getting closer with a uniquely extensive statewide system of automated weather stations that should paint a dramatically clearer picture ...
Environment
Jan 17, 2016
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Mohawks become first tribe to take down a federal dam
A century after the first commercial dam was built on the St. Regis River, blocking the spawning runs of salmon and sturgeon, the stream once central to the traditional culture of New York's Mohawk Tribe is flowing freely ...
Ecology
Dec 11, 2016
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