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The workforce development program allows teens to explore how city spaces can be repurposed for greater sustainability. “I feel like the High Line is one of the few green spaces that…

ByJillian Peprah-Frimpong 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Cities Are Depaving For a Cooler Future

Asphalt contributes to the urban heat island effect and makes places more prone to flooding. Planners are rethinking its place in cities. This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News.

ByLucy Sherriff 2Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government In Depth Investigations

As Climate Change Brings Hotter Temps, Can NYC Improve its Cooling Center Program?

“People are bringing it up, people are talking about it and thinking about what can be done, but I don’t know that that has translated very well into action yet,”…

ByCLARIFY News 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government Health In Depth

An Overlooked Risk of Extreme Heat in NYC and Nationwide: Maternal Health

Extreme heat from climate change has the potential to exacerbate racial disparities in the five boroughs’ maternal health outcomes. Still, climate change and maternal health often remain two separate policy…

ByCLARIFY News 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government Politics

Bill Would Make More New Yorkers Eligible for Air Conditioner Subsidy

Citing the impact of climate change, Harlem State Sen. Cordell Cleare is pursuing legislation would make more New Yorkers eligible for the state-run Cooling Assistance Benefit, eliminating a requirement that…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government

Swimmable Cities Are a Climate Solution

Amid scorching heat, cities around the world are rethinking access to waterways. This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News.

BySarah Amandolare 1Comment

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City’s Largest Power Plant Nears Milestone in Renewable Energy Push

A plan to transform the Ravenswood Generating Station into a clean energy center is in the works, with a vote on an offshore wind proposal expected this fall. Queens community…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Delivering on the Promise of a Renewable Rikers

“Every assessment and transfer deadline that passes without action delays the benefits of a transformed Rikers Island for all New Yorkers, especially those in the communities that have been directly…

BySara Imperiale

ByShravanthi Kanekal 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Climate and Environment Government

Opinion: Emergency Preparedness is Not Enough—NY Needs Real Climate Action

“The climate crisis requires more than empty words and the too-little-too-late warnings we’re getting in New York. Without action to curb our reliance on the fossil fuels supercharging this crisis,…

ByLincoln Restler

ByAlex Beauchamp 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Climate and Environment Government Transportation

New York Earns Stripes for Electric Vehicle Adoption, But There’s Still Work to Do

Of the 1.9 million registered vehicles in the city, 2 percent are electric. While that may seem nominal, electric vehicle registrations are growing: there was a 44 percent increase between…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

‘High Line Teens’ Help Pave the Way for a Greener Chelsea

Cities Are Depaving For a Cooler Future

As Climate Change Brings Hotter Temps, Can NYC Improve its Cooling Center Program?

An Overlooked Risk of Extreme Heat in NYC and Nationwide: Maternal Health

Bill Would Make More New Yorkers Eligible for Air Conditioner Subsidy

Swimmable Cities Are a Climate Solution

City’s Largest Power Plant Nears Milestone in Renewable Energy Push

Opinion: Delivering on the Promise of a Renewable Rikers

Opinion: Emergency Preparedness is Not Enough—NY Needs Real Climate Action

New York Earns Stripes for Electric Vehicle Adoption, But There’s Still Work to Do

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