If passed by voters, it would have provided funding for flood-mitigation work, efforts to restore fish and wildlife habitats and projects to assist communities impacted by environmental injustice.
The combination of a pandemic and extreme heat this summer is a perfect storm, as major economic losses and high unemployment rates make it hard to afford energy bills for…
‘Protecting Black and brown communities calls for an overarching approach that addresses everything from economics, health care and education to law enforcement and even the very air we breathe.’
City Limits is teaming up with newsrooms around the country to survey the mental-health impacts New Yorkers have felt from climate disasters like Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Maria and more.
‘The terrible COVID-19 epidemic shows that unlikely catastrophic events occur if we wait long enough and do not take proactive measures to reduce the risks of such events.’
The report, prepared for an environmental group, comes as National Grid begins a series of public meetings about its strategy for meeting what it says will be significant growth in…
‘Rather than waiting for the next disaster to happen, we must shift our focus from conducting emergency repairs to proactively building resilient infrastructure.’
