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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

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Aug 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Health

Local Tick Populations Are Growing—And Climate Change is a Factor

With tick bites and Lyme disease cases on the rise, City Limits put together a list on how New Yorkers can avoid tick-borne diseases and stay safe.

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Jul 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Labor Land Use and Development

New York Moves Forward in Banning Gas Equipment in New Construction—For Now

The state updated its building code to green-light the “all-electric” law that prohibits the use of gas equipment in new buildings. A court for the Northern District of New York…

ByMariana Simões 7Comments

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Jul 2025

Climate and Environment Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NY’s Solution to Heat Waves & Polluted Air? Offshore Wind

“We don’t have to choose between reliability and affordability on one side, and public health protections on the other. Offshore wind delivers all three, and the time to act is…

ByMax Micallef 0Comments

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Jul 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Profiles

‘Solutions are Hyper-Local’: Brooklyn Climate Organizer On Facing the Next Big Storm As Feds Pull Funding

On the heels of torrential flooding, City Limits caught up with Sunset Park community leader, Elizabeth Yeampierre, to talk about federal cuts to natural disaster protections and how communities can…

ByMariana Simões 4Comments

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Jul 2025

Climate and Environment Government Health Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Appoint a Heat Czar

“Heat is an infrastructure problem, an economic problem, a policy problem, a community problem, and a health problem. It requires a coordinated approach on all these fronts.”

ByKara Murphy Schlichting

BySelassie Mawuko 2Comments

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Jul 2025

Climate and Environment Economy Health Opinion

Opinion: It’s time to Cap Pollution, Lower Energy Bills, and Invest in NY’s Future

“Through cap and invest, we can both clean up our air and create consistent revenue that invests in our communities and puts money back into New Yorkers’ pockets.”

ByEddie Bautista 0Comments

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May 2025

Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Why NYC Needs Community Composting to Make Curbside Collections Work

“When people see the composting process up close—when they hold the finished product in their hands—they’re far more likely to separate their food scraps at home.”

ByChristine Datz-Romero 1Comment

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

Local Tick Populations Are Growing—And Climate Change is a Factor

New York Moves Forward in Banning Gas Equipment in New Construction—For Now

Opinion: NY’s Solution to Heat Waves & Polluted Air? Offshore Wind

‘Solutions are Hyper-Local’: Brooklyn Climate Organizer On Facing the Next Big Storm As Feds Pull Funding

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Appoint a Heat Czar

Opinion: It’s time to Cap Pollution, Lower Energy Bills, and Invest in NY’s Future

Opinion: Why NYC Needs Community Composting to Make Curbside Collections Work

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