hydroelectric power
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 4, 2016 - 2:22 pm
Above: The Cannonsville Dam's spillway. Image by the NYC DEP, via Flickr.
In the wake of a drilling incident at the Cannonsville Dam in the Delaware County town of Deposit last summer, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 21, 2011 - 4:32 pm
Photo: Excess water spilling over the Gilboa Dam at the Schoharie Reservoir. Image released into the public domain, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
At a public hearing in Kingston today, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection released... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 - 11:10 am
It's been a busy week for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. The big news out of the agency is a brand-new strategic plan that stresses the city's opposition to hydraulic fracturing, its plans for hydropower, and its commitment to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010 - 11:41 am
Photo: Excess water spilling over the Gilboa Dam, the NYC-owned dam with the greatest untapped potential for developing clean hydroelectric power. Image released into the public domain, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
After being courted for years by an... Read more
