The Latest: Drifting barges now beached or run aground

The Coast Guard says eight construction barges that came unmoored in the Hudson River as a nor'easter hit the region are beached or run aground along the river. The Coast Guard says six of the barges have been hauled up on shore in various locations between Dodd's Ferry and Yonkers, New York.

Earth Matters: Microgrids

... in Westchester County had knocked an Indian Point nuclear reactors offline, along with a crucial substation in Yonkers. Despite frantic efforts by Con Edison engineers to rebalance the grid, connections with upstate power lines began to fail, and a ...

New York needs to go bigger – much bigger – on environment

... areas. What if the state created an independent non-profit agency modeled on the project? Small cities from Yonkers to Binghamton could use this non-profit organization to plant trees, start and maintain neighborhood gardens, and create new parks. ...