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Environmental groups see the expansion project as a step backward in honoring the state’s landmark 2019 climate law, which seeks to move away from fossil fuels and guarantee that 70…

ByMariana Simões 8 minRead time

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Nov 2023

Could Thermal Energy Be New York’s Best Shot at Reaching its Climate Goals?

As wind and solar renewable projects across the state hit hurdles, environmental advocates say investing in an underground network of heat pumps is the Big Apple’s best bet at reducing…

ByMariana Simões 11 minRead time

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Nov 2023

Government Politics

‘I Want to Go in the Right Direction’: New Yorkers on What Drove Them to the Polls

As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, more than 444,000 people across the five boroughs had cast ballots in the general election. City Limits spoke to residents at the polls, many of…

ByEmma Whitford

ByMariana Simões

ByTatyana Turner 7 minRead time

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Nov 2023

Government Transportation

To Cut Truck Traffic, NYC Looks to its Waterways

City officials are reaching out to the private sector to help shift some of the delivery of commercial goods away from New York City’s busy streets and onto its waterways.

ByMariana Simões 4 minRead time

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Oct 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

New Bill Would Require NYC Landlords to Distribute Flood Evacuation Plans

The legislation introduced in the City Council last week is geared at keeping tenants in flood-prone basement apartments out of harm’s way.

ByMariana Simões 5 minRead time

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Oct 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

11 Years After Hurricane Sandy, Plan to Build Storm Barriers Around NYC Faces Pushback

Environmentalists say an Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to protect the city from coastal storms using walls and gates fails to address other climate change-related threats, like heavy rainfall.

ByMariana Simões 10 minRead time

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Oct 2023

Climate and Environment Government Transportation

As NYC Rolls Out Mandatory Composting, Will New Yorkers Comply?

Recycling rates around longtime existing requirements—which ask residents to separate paper, plastics, metal and glass from the rest of their trash—have failed to improve over the last decade. Getting New…

ByMariana Simões 10 minRead time

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Sep 2023

Government

With ‘Save the Hudson’ Bill Signed, What’s Next for Indian Point?

After a months-long campaign by residents and environmentalists, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation to ban the deactivated nuclear power plant from discharging treated waste into the river nearby. But what…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByMariana Simões 8 minRead time

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Jun 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Politics Transportation

NYC Makes it Mandatory for Residential Buildings to Recycle Food Waste

The City Council on Thursday passed a “groundbreaking” legislative package that forces the city to divert food-based garbage away from landfills and reuse it instead for environmentally friendly purposes like…

ByMariana Simões 12 minRead time

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May 2023

In Depth Investigations

Beach Season is Here. How Clean is the Water in NYC?

Last season, the city’s 25 beaches saw a total of 244 closures, either because water quality exceeded the city’s safety standards—determined by testing for the bacteria found in fecal matter—or…

ByMariana Simões

ByRyan Pullido 17 minRead time

Mariana Simões

Environmentalists Urge Gov. Hochul to Stop Expansion of Multi-State Fracked Gas Pipeline

Could Thermal Energy Be New York’s Best Shot at Reaching its Climate Goals?

‘I Want to Go in the Right Direction’: New Yorkers on What Drove Them to the Polls

To Cut Truck Traffic, NYC Looks to its Waterways

New Bill Would Require NYC Landlords to Distribute Flood Evacuation Plans

11 Years After Hurricane Sandy, Plan to Build Storm Barriers Around NYC Faces Pushback

As NYC Rolls Out Mandatory Composting, Will New Yorkers Comply?

With ‘Save the Hudson’ Bill Signed, What’s Next for Indian Point?

NYC Makes it Mandatory for Residential Buildings to Recycle Food Waste

Beach Season is Here. How Clean is the Water in NYC?

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