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- New York City's Recycling Program
Guide - A guide to recycling in New York City.
- Recycling Returns: Ten Reforms for Making New York City's Recycling Program More Cost-Effective
Report - After suspending glass and plastic recycling in the summer of 2002 due to record budget deficits, New York City has restored its full recycling program. This April 2004 NRDC report, shaped by a steering committee of representatives from 10 environmental and consumer groups, recommends strategies to make recycling more economically stable, while helping to expand New York's recycling program.
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- Dump Dirty Diesel
Ridding the world of the smoke, smells and health risks of diesel exhaust.
History - NRDC has been square in the middle of a national, grassroots effort to clean up diesel pollution. We have led the way on numerous fronts and through many fights on the diesel issue, and sticking to our guns on a few key principles has been important to our success.
- Whale Songs in the City
News - Whales have been recorded singing near New York harbor, but noise pollution puts them at risk.
- Partnerships for Change
NRDC has worked with many community-based organizations to defend people's right to a safe and healthy environment.
Overview - Over the years, NRDC has joined forces with community-based grassroots groups across the country to help protect the health and environment of local communities from harmful industrial development and toxic pollution.
- Cape May to Montauk: A Coastal Protection Report Card
Report - The Atlantic coastlines of New York and New Jersey are imperiled today by widespread pollution and unchecked coastal development. This December 2002 NRDC study grades 169 localities and a half-dozen state and federal agencies for their effectiveness at controlling pollution and managing coastal sprawl.
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