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‘The protective mechanisms that the city built after Sandy did little to stop what New York experienced the night of Ida, bringing into sharp relief not just that climate catastrophe…

ByAsad Dandia 0Comments

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Sep 2021

ICYMI: Announcements and Investments During NY’s Climate Week

The initiatives come just over two weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused flash-flooding that killed over a dozen New Yorkers and after a summer of multiple record-breaking heat…

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

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Sep 2021

Climate and Environment Government News

Climate Week Kickoff: NY Approves Two Renewable Energy Proposals

While state officials say the two projects will power New York City with wind, solar and hydropower, both projects have been criticized by environmentalists for their potential impact on local…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Government Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs a New Metric for Warning Residents About Deadly Storms

‘Unlike with heat and cold, there are no clear standards in New York for triggering an emergency notification around rain, and no clear steps in place to ensure the most…

ByKevin Reed 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness News

Tenants in NYC’s Often-Illegal Basement Apartments Bore the Brunt of Ida Floods

New Yorkers who withstood the flooding inside their basement apartments—often unauthorized conversions that do not meet city safety standards—now face new hardships and fears, like dangerous mold, future flooding, and…

ByDaniel Parra

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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Aug 2021

Climate and Environment

To Measure NYC’s Heat Islands, Scientists Recruit Residents in Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods

New York is the third worst city—behind Newark, N.J., and New Orleans, La.—in terms of urban heat islands, with temperatures reaching an average of more than 7.6 degrees higher than…

ByLiz Donovan 8Comments

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May 2021

Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Why Physicians and Public Health Leaders Should Support ‘Capping’ the Cross Bronx Expressway

Issues of public health, infrastructure and the environment are inseparable from one another. The Bronx has long been victimized by infrastructure projects that benefit the rich at the expense of…

ByTimothy Liang 2Comments

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Apr 2021

Climate and Environment News Podcasts

The Coast, the Climate and the Race for Mayor

The city’s waterfront is home to vulnerability, inequality and opportunity for the next mayor to deal with, advocates tell WBAI’s Max & Murphy Show

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Apr 2021

Opinion

Opinion: With Federal Support, NYC Can Become World-Leading Hub for Clean Energy

‘The Biden Administration is making $3 billion available to port facilities throughout the country that support the wind industry. New York City is a prime candidate to receive federal investment…

ByRachel Loeb 0Comments

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Apr 2021

Climate and Environment Government Opinion

Opinion: New York Can Commit to a Greener Earth by Passing the Climate and Community Investment Act

‘Under the CCIA, there would be fees on air pollution emissions, in recognition of the negative externalities they produce. Such fees are profoundly fair: it is not so much a…

ByKevin Parker 0Comments

Opinion: How New York Can Prepare for the New Reality of Climate Catastrophe

ICYMI: Announcements and Investments During NY’s Climate Week

Climate Week Kickoff: NY Approves Two Renewable Energy Proposals

Opinion: NYC Needs a New Metric for Warning Residents About Deadly Storms

Tenants in NYC’s Often-Illegal Basement Apartments Bore the Brunt of Ida Floods

To Measure NYC’s Heat Islands, Scientists Recruit Residents in Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods

Opinion: Why Physicians and Public Health Leaders Should Support ‘Capping’ the Cross Bronx Expressway

The Coast, the Climate and the Race for Mayor

Opinion: With Federal Support, NYC Can Become World-Leading Hub for Clean Energy

Opinion: New York Can Commit to a Greener Earth by Passing the Climate and Community Investment Act

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