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Sweet News: New York City Dumps Beekeeping Ban
New York City’s underground beekeepers can come out of hiding after the city's board of health lifts a decade-old ban on harboring honeybees.
Comments (1) | March 16, 2010
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Audio Slideshow: Water's Edge

Comments (3) | February 28, 2010
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NRDC and the Big Apple
An interview with NRDC's Mark Izeman
Comments (0) | February 28, 2010
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Water's Edge
Photographers Diane Cook and Len Jenshel encourage us to meditate on the mysteries of the New York City waterfront. With text by Robert Sullivan
Comments (0) | February 28, 2010
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Fishing for Pollution on the Bronx River
At one time, a trip down this New York waterway meant dodging dumped cars and washing machines. Now, after local cleanup efforts, volunteers and students test the water to keep upstream polluters honest.
Comments (0) | February 8, 2010
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Big Apple Needs Bees, Supporters Say
New York City beekeepers urged the health board to overturn a ban on honey bees, touting the environmental and health benefits.
Comments (0) | February 3, 2010
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Subways Go Submarine: New York City Trains Get New Life as Artificial Reefs

Comments (0) | December 1, 2009
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Searching for the Source of Bees' Decline
In 2006, OnEarth reported on a mysterious condition that was causing bees to disappear. Several years later, the crisis continues. NRDC's Gabriela Chavarria talks about the latest findings.
Comments (1) | November 23, 2009
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Bees Vs. The Big Apple
You’ll find them plying their craft in dark alleys and under train tracks. But urban beekeepers in New York City are ready to come out of the shadows.
Comments (3) | November 23, 2009
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Spotlight: Mannahatta
The Manhattan of today, a narrow island no more than 12 blocks wide, brims with 1.6 million people who journey in cars, buses, and trains through valleys of steel, glass, and concrete.
Comments (0) | May 28, 2009