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New York is taking expensive, multifaceted steps to protect residents from the impacts of sea-level rise. But do those measures stack up to the scale of threat the city faces?

ByNeil deMause 3Comments

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Apr 2019

Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Renewable Projects Need Prevailing Wages

‘As we direct our state’s resources into renewable infrastructure, it’s critical that we invest in the workers who build it. ‘

ByMaritza Silva-Farrell 1Comment

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Mar 2019

Climate and Environment

Billions in Costs, Decades of Work, Dozens of Questions: Scope of NY’s Coastal Defense Project Reflects the Scale of Local Risks

It won’t be until the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy that there is a formal federal plan in place for how to defend the New York region from catastrophic storms.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Mar 2019

Climate and Environment

Does New York City Need a Sea Wall? Your Chance to Weigh In Has Arrived

The federal agency has identified alternatives—some very expensive and ambitious—to protect the city from bigger waves and stronger tides.

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Feb 2019

Climate and Environment

Corps of Engineers Eyes Multibillion-Dollar NYC Defenses vs. Climate Change

The report offers a detailed—but still preliminary—look at whether the city needs massive tidal barriers, or other measures, to protect against storm surge and ‘wave attack’ as sea levels rise.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Feb 2019

Climate and Environment

Key Moment for NYC’s Post-Sandy Flood Protection Plans

As community groups oppose the city’s moves on an East Side resiliency project, the region awaits the Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal for harbor storm barriers.

ByKarina Hernandez 2Comments

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Feb 2019

Opinion

CityViews: Cuomo’s Clean Energy Agenda is Ambitious. But it’s Not Ambitious Enough.

‘The governor has proposed speeding up to 2040 his target for going to 100 percent clean electricity. We believe we can go faster. ‘

ByMark Dunlea 0Comments

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Jan 2019

Climate and Environment In Depth Investigations

New York’s Sewer Overflows Could be Contributing to Climate Change

Research suggests that pollutants from untreated sewage reduce the capacity of local wetlands to absorb carbon and mitigate the impact of greenhouse gases.

ByAvery Miles 5Comments

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Jan 2019

Opinion

CityViews: NYC Activists Must Take the Environmental Movement to the Next Level

‘Environmental organizations in America have mostly tried to color within the lines, lines that the establishment has drawn. However, a new movement, though it rejects violence as a tactic, also…

ByDavid Baldwin 2Comments

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Dec 2018

Climate and Environment Housing and Homelessness

Planners Looking 25 Years Ahead Say NYC’s Climate and Transit Crises are Increasingly Urgent

There have only been four regional plans. That’s because each plan—years in the making—is intended to shape policy for decades. But authors see growing need for immediate action on climate…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

As the Sea Rises, Will Resiliency—Rather Than Retreat—Be Enough to Save Waterfront NYC?

Opinion: New York’s Renewable Projects Need Prevailing Wages

Billions in Costs, Decades of Work, Dozens of Questions: Scope of NY’s Coastal Defense Project Reflects the Scale of Local Risks

Does New York City Need a Sea Wall? Your Chance to Weigh In Has Arrived

Corps of Engineers Eyes Multibillion-Dollar NYC Defenses vs. Climate Change

Key Moment for NYC’s Post-Sandy Flood Protection Plans

CityViews: Cuomo’s Clean Energy Agenda is Ambitious. But it’s Not Ambitious Enough.

New York’s Sewer Overflows Could be Contributing to Climate Change

CityViews: NYC Activists Must Take the Environmental Movement to the Next Level

Planners Looking 25 Years Ahead Say NYC’s Climate and Transit Crises are Increasingly Urgent

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