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Air pollution is an added stressor for vulnerable populations who already suffer disproportionately from underlying health effects, including the estimated thousands of unhoused New Yorkers living on the city’s streets.

ByEmma Whitford

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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Feb 2023

Government

In Joint Effort, City’s Borough Presidents Push the Mayor to Plant a Million More Trees

“Trees cross party lines and geographic lines. They are the great uniter,” said Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, who with his fellow borough presidents is pushing City Hall to commit…

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

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Oct 2022

Education Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s COVID Recovery Requires an Indoor Air Revolution

“Though outdoors strategies are a great and necessary option, there remains a serious need for innovation and creativity to generate excellent air quality in spaces that are enclosed, covered, or…

ByMichael Partis 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

NY Air Quality is Improving, But City’s Emissions Goals Are Still Far Off

By 2050, the city’s annual greenhouse gas emissions should be no higher than 12 million metric tons of carbon dioxide—in 2020, buildings alone accounted for 34 million metric tons. “It kind…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Low-Income Housing in NY Burns Fossil Fuels More Than Other States, Study Finds

An RMI study says that 84 percent of low-income residences in New York rely on piped natural gas, propane or fuel oil for heat, compared to the nationwide average of…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Mar 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Local Law 97 is a Public Health Necessity

‘Cleaning up our buildings in the decades to come isn’t just about creating thousands of good jobs, or combating environmental racism, or fighting climate change. It’s also about improving public…

ByMichael Hollingsworth 0Comments

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Mar 2021

Opinion

Opinion: Adopting a Clean Fuel Standard Will Clean New York’s Air

‘In New York, the transportation sector alone is responsible for 36 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions, and that number is growing.’

ByTrevor Summerfield 1Comment

Amid Air Quality Crisis, Officials Urge People Indoors. What About Street Homeless New Yorkers?

In Joint Effort, City’s Borough Presidents Push the Mayor to Plant a Million More Trees

Opinion: NYC’s COVID Recovery Requires an Indoor Air Revolution

NY Air Quality is Improving, But City’s Emissions Goals Are Still Far Off

Low-Income Housing in NY Burns Fossil Fuels More Than Other States, Study Finds

Opinion: Local Law 97 is a Public Health Necessity

Opinion: Adopting a Clean Fuel Standard Will Clean New York’s Air

Newsletter

Amid Air Quality Crisis, Officials Urge People Indoors. What About Street Homeless New Yorkers?

In Joint Effort, City’s Borough Presidents Push the Mayor to Plant a Million More Trees

Opinion: NYC’s COVID Recovery Requires an Indoor Air Revolution

NY Air Quality is Improving, But City’s Emissions Goals Are Still Far Off

Low-Income Housing in NY Burns Fossil Fuels More Than Other States, Study Finds

Opinion: Local Law 97 is a Public Health Necessity

Opinion: Adopting a Clean Fuel Standard Will Clean New York’s Air

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