In areas hit hard by Sandy, the choice between rebuilding or retreating isn’t easy for anyone. It’s harder for those whose finances make elevating their home or accepting a buyout all but impossible.
Owners on the city’s coastline and their advocates are bracing for impact as two more major anticipated changes to federal flood insurance policy promise to fundamentally alter the landscape of affordable housing in New York City.
The city has been able to insulate itself from the impact of the Chinese ban thanks in part to its size as well as the city’s long-term vision that allowed it to build a local recycling infrastructure.
Three experts on New York City’s environment on New York City’s natural areas, the biodiversity that exists within them and how climate change is going to affect them.
Join City Limits for a panel discussion on the intersection of climate change, urban growth, and policy choices in NYC.
Wetlands are a critical environmental resource as climate change causes rising sea levels and more intense coastal storms.
‘The climate emergency demands densification. The Left must put forward a vision for maximizing density as part of its commitment to social justice.’
‘We need to focus on making sure the next generation of New Yorkers understands the real threat climate change poses to our city and planet.’
Brooklyn City Councilmember Justin Brannan discusses his new Committee on Resiliency and the Waterfront and what he believes is the city’s lagging effort to prepare for coastal storms.
Data from 2013 indicates that some New Yorkers are more vulnerable to the heath risks of heat that others. People aged 65 or older made up a third of the 26 heat-related deaths that year.