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DEP Will Make Idling Complaint Videos Available Online for Violators
The Department of Environmental Protection hopes increased transparency will spur more companies to plead guilty to idling violations without demanding a trial.
Opinion: A Lethal Threat to New York City’s Air and Citizen Enforcement
Intro 941 jeopardizes clean air improvements hard-won through the city's citizen enforcement program.
Council Bill Could Chill Citizen Reporting That Dramatically Boosted Idling Enforcement
Sweeping proposed changes to city's citizen commercial idling enforcement program will "chill" public participation, opponents warn.
City Reverses Course and Bans More Idling Near Schools and Parks
The one-minute idling rule for vehicles near schools and parks will apply to vehicles parked next to, across from or on the same block, DEP said.
Bronx Pol Wants City to Exempt Campaign Donor From Idling Law
DJ Transportation and three other companies want to be exempt from city idling fines.
‘Electric’ Slide: Four Companies Seek Exemptions from 1972 Anti-Idling Law
The Department of Environmental Protection has shown a willingness to waive New York City's 52-year-old anti-idling law for companies with plans to electrify their fleets.
‘Department of Enabling Polluters’: Clean Air Activists Slam Weakening of Idling Rule
"It's like a no-peeing section in a pool," one parent said.
Con Edison Cons Its Way Out of Paying Traffic Tickets
The massive energy company is bilking the city of tens of thousands of dollars in potential camera-issued traffic violations by obscuring its trucks’ license plates.
‘A Joke’: New City Rules Would Give More Idlers A Free Pass
And it's not the first time the agency, which has "environmental protection" in its name, has added obstacles to reining in polluters.
Can NYC Use Unpaid Tickets to Force Corporate Polluters to Electrify Fleets?
Companies that owe the city millions of dollars in unpaid idling violations may electrify their fleet to get out from under the debt in deals with the city.