The Unstoppable Sand Land
How a Hamptons mine, in defiance of New York’s top court, keeps trucking out precious piles of sand.
“The last time I checked, the ‘E’ in DEC stands for environment and not for economics.”
Mining on September 1, 2023. | Christiansen Investigations
“If people who have resources to challenge these outcomes of this permitting practice can’t get anywhere, imagine what other communities are facing.”
Before Kathy Hochul paused it, the tolling program lost the little labor support it had when the Transport Workers Union withdrew its backing this spring.
More counties are turning to private corporations to run medical care in jails. The companies have deadly track records.
Rebecca Lamorte was let go by her employer in June, prompting the Assembly Speaker to place an upset call to her boss.
As the state has backpedaled on congestion pricing, it has made no progress on nearly half of its other transit-related climate goals.
The state is blowing past key milestones on the way to its big emissions targets.
The constant gridlock is a major drag on Manhattan’s businesses, and source of frustration for commuters. And it’s never been so bad.