This Deep Dive podcast is focused on the January 2026 Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) reorganization meeting, where members reappointed leadership and address local environmental initiatives.

Key agenda items include managing a native plant project at Robert’s Ridge Park, coordinating a tree giveaway, and exploring solar energy grants for a local 100-acre parcel fo land. The plans for a partial ban on gas leaf blowers was also discussed.

A significant portion of the dialogue focuses on a controversial proposal for a pedestrian bridge over Newtown Creek, highlighting disagreements regarding floodplain protection and the impact on natural resources.

The meeting concludes with tension over the EAC’s authority to issue formal opinions to the Board of Supervisors without further data or consensus.