Liz Donovan, Author at City Limits

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Some groups have expressed concerns about the impact one project will have on Indigenous communities, and some want assurances that the state’s shift to clean energy will lead to a…

ByLiz Donovan 10 minRead time

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Apr 2022

Justice Transportation

Resolución: Gasolineras de Nueva York pagarán $250.000 dólares por infracciones medioambientales

Doce de las gasolineras mencionadas en la sentencia se encuentran en zonas de justicia medioambiental, es decir, zonas donde viven personas con bajos ingresos o comunidades de color, que están…

ByLiz Donovan 4 minRead time

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Apr 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Statewide Gas Ban Bill Axed From NY Budget, Sources Say

A call for Gov. Kathy Hochul to push the legislation through in budget negotiations comes as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change announces a new warning about fossil fuels. But sources…

ByLiz Donovan 7 minRead time

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Mar 2022

Government Justice

$7 Million Settlement Marks Latest in New York’s Home Health Care Crackdown

The settlement comes as legislators and organizers in New York rally for proposed legislation called Fair Pay for Home Care, which would increase the minimum wage for home healthcare workers…

ByLiz Donovan 7 minRead time

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Mar 2022

Government Justice

NY Gas Stations to Pay $250K for Environmental Violations: Settlement

Twelve of the gas stations in the consent judgment are in environmental justice areas — areas of low-income individuals or communities of color, who are disproportionately exposed to environmental burdens.

ByLiz Donovan 4 minRead time

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Mar 2022

Government News

Bronx Residents Demand Closure of Polluting ‘Peaker Plants’ as State Ramps Up Renewable Energy

Residents in The Bronx’s “Asthma Alley,” ask the New York Power Authority to commit to transition off of costly fossil fuel-burning power plants.

ByLiz Donovan 7 minRead time

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Mar 2022

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

For NYC Tenants with Inadequate Heat, Enforcement Can Be Elusive

City Limits examined 311 data related to heat and hot water complaints over the past three years, and found the highest number were in areas populated by communities of color…

ByLiz Donovan 7 minRead time

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Feb 2022

Economy Government In Depth Investigations

Plastic Bags Still Ubiquitous in NYC Shops, Months After Enforcement of Ban Began

The effectiveness of New York’s plastic bag ban could serve as a portend for other, similar bans on single-use plastics either already approved or under discussion at both the city…

ByLiz Donovan 18 minRead time

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Feb 2022

Government Transportation

New York State Behind Schedule on Electric Vehicle Charging Ports, Audit Says

The New York Power Authority has installed only 277 public charging ports between 2013 and May 2021, when the audit period ended. An effort to install high-speed chargers is also…

ByLiz Donovan 6 minRead time

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Jan 2022

Transportation

NYC Heat Mapping Study Finds Higher Temps in Lower-Income Neighborhoods

For instance, during one data collection, neighborhoods surrounding Central Park measured between 80 and 82 degrees, while parts of The Bronx and upper Manhattan were between 88 and 89 degrees…

ByLiz Donovan 8 minRead time

Liz Donovan

NY Green Lights Clean Energy Projects, But Concerns Linger

Resolución: Gasolineras de Nueva York pagarán $250.000 dólares por infracciones medioambientales

Statewide Gas Ban Bill Axed From NY Budget, Sources Say

$7 Million Settlement Marks Latest in New York’s Home Health Care Crackdown

NY Gas Stations to Pay $250K for Environmental Violations: Settlement

Bronx Residents Demand Closure of Polluting ‘Peaker Plants’ as State Ramps Up Renewable Energy

For NYC Tenants with Inadequate Heat, Enforcement Can Be Elusive

Plastic Bags Still Ubiquitous in NYC Shops, Months After Enforcement of Ban Began

New York State Behind Schedule on Electric Vehicle Charging Ports, Audit Says

NYC Heat Mapping Study Finds Higher Temps in Lower-Income Neighborhoods

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