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In a new report, a coalition of New York environmental groups said dredging the Hudson River of toxic chemicals has failed. The report by Friends of a Clean Hudson River showed PCB chemical levels are higher than anticipated. The Environmental Protection Agency dredged the river between 2009 and 2015 for 30 years worth of chemicals General Electric dumped into it. ...

Washington states Climate Commitment Act promised funds for communities on the front lines of climate change. One group is tracking those dollars to make sure the state follows through. Passed in 2021, the CCA is the states carbon cap-and-trade program - with at least 35% of the revenue it generates committed to "Vulnerable Populations within Overburdened Communities." However, an analysis by the nonprofit Front and Centered found less than 7% of revenue in the current budg...

By Kayla Benjamin for The Washington Informer.Broadcast version by Brett Peveto for Maryland News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration Every morning, 70-year-old Al Powell takes long walks on the Sligo Creek Trail, covering miles of well-paved track alongside the burbling water. It’s an incredibly convenient place to walk for Powell: the trail and the creek run right past his home in Hyattsville, where he has lived since 1974. He ...

The Department of Housing issued approval to Wexford County Council and St Vincent de Paul for the construction of three one bed homes for older people at St Michael's Place in Gorey on Thursday, November 2.

People living in the Ballygarrett and Kilmuckridge area should notice a significant improvement to their electricity supply in early 2024.

A Consultant Psychiatrist has been appointed and is currently at the candidate clearing stage of the recruitment process for a third CAMHS centre in North Wexford.

A woman of great faith, Margaret (Peg) Gibbons of Main Street, Gorey was a typical Irish Mammy. Her apple tarts and buns were well-known around town and she was always up for a chat, "she’d often go out for a 10 minute delivery and return 30 minutes later because she’d met someone and had a nice chat with them,” said her son, Paul Gibbons.

A proposal to turn a guesthouse B&B near Gorey into a Direct Provision centre will not now proceed, a Wexford Senator has confirmed.