Category: Climate Change
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Plug In Solar
Plug In Solar Plug In and Power Up: An Introduction to Plug-In SolarCould solar power be as simple as plugging in an appliance? Join us for an introduction to plug-in solar, an emerging option that allows households to generate renewable electricity using compact solar panels.SpeakersNYS Assemblymember Emily GallagherLeo Weigman, Sustainable WestchesterREGISTER to attend in person or…
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How to Get Renewable Electricity from Con Ed
By Arline SegalIf you pay a Con Ed bill, you can convert all or part of your electric usage to renewable energy. You can do this if you live in an apartment or a house, and if you own or rent. This is a way to take positive action for the climate, with real-world impact.…
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No More Loud Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers on Weekends in Sleepy Hollow
Get ready to enjoy quiet weekends at home this fall. Gas-powered leaf blowers are now banned on weekends. As part of the phase out of gas-powered leaf blowers, the machines are only allowed Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm only. This year gas leaf blowers are allowed until Dec. 31. What to do if someone…
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Get a Free Street Tree for Your Block
Do you want a street tree on your block? Now’s your chance. The Village of Sleepy Hollow DPW is planning to add more street trees to our neighborhoods this fall. To request a street tree on your block, please email the Tree Commission at shtreecommission@gmail.com It’s hard to quantify how much a tree is worth,…
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Our Hot HAB Summer
Reclaiming our Rivers This summer brought news of a harmful algal bloom (HAB) that closed access to our village kayak launch in Horan’s Landing. The release of raw sewage from the Westchester County Wastewater Treatment Plant in Yonkers that closed our entire waterfront. In addition, the Yonkers plant continues permitted sewage overflows into the Hudson…
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State of the Hudson
The Yonkers Wastewater Recovery facility (where our sewage goes) lost power and discharged sewage into the river on July 3. Westchester County passed on the New York State warning telling people not to use the river.Then heavy rains that weekend lead to potentially more storm and wastewater in the river. The county told people to…
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Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban Passes with Phase-in Extended to 2029
The Board of Trustees voted to approve a gas-powered leaf blower ban on June 9. They voted to extend the phase-in period by another year. The full ban will now start in 2029. 2026 -Gas-powered leaf blowers or internal combustion leaf blowers will only be permitted after Labor Day and continue through January 1, 2027…between the hours…
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Toxic Algae at Horan’s Landing
Similar Seen in Other Hudson River Coves The Village closed Horan’s Landing because of a confirmed Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) at Horan’s Landing June 12-14. This particular bloom is gone, but people have anecdotally reported these highly unusual blooms in coves along the Hudson this year, according to Sleepy Hollow resident and Riverkeeper president Tracy…
