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May 2022

‘What Keeps Me Motivated Is Taking Action’—Panel Explores Pressures and Expectations Placed on Youth Climate Activists

As temperatures and sea levels rise, the world turns to young people to solve the greatest challenge in human history—a burden felt by youth activists from New York City to…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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May 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Building Owners File Lawsuit to Block Key NYC Climate Law

Local Law 97, passed in 2019, requires buildings to lower emissions beginning in 2024. Property owners who fail to comply will face penalties calculated based upon how much their buildings’…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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May 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

New York’s $27 Million Ida Relief Fund for Immigrants Closes, Disbursing Less Than $2 Million

Cash assistance has been dispersed to 288 households so far, for a total of $1,601,210: 345 applications have been finalized and 201 are still being processed. Stakeholders say it’s unlikely…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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May 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

May 24: Climate Experts to Discuss the Future of NYC’s Waterfront

Join City Limits at the 2022 Waterfront Conference, a day-long event of speeches and panels by experts in resiliency, housing, and policy to address approaches to the climate crisis that…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Climate and Environment Government

NY Green Lights Clean Energy Projects, But Concerns Linger

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 1Comment

14

Feb 2022

Climate and Environment Education Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Help New York’s Students Learn From the Past to Build our Climate Future

“We are proposing a bill to fund a Timbuctoo Summer Climate and Careers Institute that will give NYC students a chance to experience life and make career choices inside the…

ByZellnor Myrie

ByMichaelle C. Solages 2Comments

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Jan 2022

Climate and Environment Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: How Eric Adams’ Administration Can Prioritize Climate Change and Protect NYC

‘Mayor Adams can make New York City a global leader in the fight against climate change and transition to a green economy. His administration must advance environmental priorities that will…

ByJulie Tighe 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Climate and Environment News

Researchers Focus on Central Park to Study Climate Impact on Urban Green Spaces

The Central Park Climate Lab will start data collection this spring to examine how extreme weather could affect the park’s plants and wildlife.

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Climate and Environment Government News Politics

Gov. Hochul Sets Bold Climate Goals — But Advocates Push for Funding Commitments

Since the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act was signed into law in 2019, laying out aggressive benchmarks for NY to reduce its carbon emissions, advocates have pushed for a…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness News

NYC’s Waterfront Plan Maps Out Next Decade for City’s Coastlines

The nearly 300-page report is the first waterfront plan since Superstorm Sandy, and comes at the end of a year in which the city was rocked by multiple severe weather…

ByLiz Donovan 3Comments

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