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“The more we reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, the more stable our energy prices will be. The more we cut pollution, the more we protect New Yorkers from the…

ByAber Kawas 0Comments

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Apr 2026

Climate and Environment Government Health Opinion Politics

Opinion: Energy Bills Are Too High, But Hochul Wants to Gut NY’s Climate Law

“The Legislature must hold firm and not buckle by letting Hochul off the hook. It’s time to move New York forward, not double down on expensive, polluting oil and gas.”

ByPete Sikora 2Comments

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Apr 2026

Climate and Environment Government Health Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Lessons From New York’s Deadly Winter

“Cold weather does not disprove climate change. It reveals its sharpest edge: that as the climate grows more extreme, survival itself becomes unequal, and those without shelter are the first…

ByBryan Ramirez 0Comments

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Feb 2026

Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Do Snowstorms Teach Us Anything About Climate Change?

“This cold weather and extreme snowstorm are not an exception to global warming, but an alarming indicator of it,” the author writes. “New Yorkers feel this global weirding phenomenon and…

ByCatherine Du 0Comments

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Dec 2025

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Cities Can Win the Climate Fight. NYC is Setting the Stage.

“New York City’s experience demonstrates that large-scale carbon reduction is not only essential but entirely within reach.”

BySana Barakat 0Comments

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Dec 2025

Climate and Environment Economy Government Health Opinion

Opinion: Will NYC’s Pension Funds Once Again Lead the Nation on Climate Change?

"Comptroller Brad Lander has proposed moving some of the city’s enormous pension fund business from dirtier to cleaner money managers," the authors write. "If he gets the pension fund trustees…

ByJose Gonzalez

ByPete Sikora

ByDorian Fulvio 2Comments

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Sep 2025

Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: When It Comes to NYC’s Waterways, Don’t Let Oysters Do All the Dirty Work

“There’s something admirable about trying to restore life in the places that need it most. But without pairing those efforts with real investment in pollution control, especially wastewater infrastructure, we’re…

ByAudrey Li 1Comment

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Sep 2025

Climate and Environment Education Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Transportation

Tens of Thousands of School Buses Are Back On NYC Streets. Only 68 Are Electric.

State law requires every school bus across New York to be powered by clean electric energy by 2035, and bans non-electric school bus purchases by 2027. Environmental advocates are pushing…

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

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Sep 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Justice Land Use and Development Resources

Your Guide to New York City Climate Week

What started in 2009 to get climate commitments from business and government leaders attending the United Nations’ September General Assembly, Climate Week now includes hundreds of events citywide, both official…

ByMariana Simões 3Comments

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Sep 2025

Climate and Environment Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Passive House Design is Key to Meeting NYC’s Climate Goals

“As the city races to retrofit its building stock and meet carbon reduction goals, Passive House offers a solution that’s not just idealistic—it’s practical and proven.”

ByCarmel Pratt 0Comments

Opinion: During an Oil Crisis, Build Public Renewables

Opinion: Energy Bills Are Too High, But Hochul Wants to Gut NY’s Climate Law

Opinion: Lessons From New York’s Deadly Winter

Opinion: Do Snowstorms Teach Us Anything About Climate Change?

Opinion: Cities Can Win the Climate Fight. NYC is Setting the Stage.

Opinion: Will NYC’s Pension Funds Once Again Lead the Nation on Climate Change?

Opinion: When It Comes to NYC’s Waterways, Don’t Let Oysters Do All the Dirty Work

Tens of Thousands of School Buses Are Back On NYC Streets. Only 68 Are Electric.

Your Guide to New York City Climate Week

Opinion: Passive House Design is Key to Meeting NYC’s Climate Goals

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