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Mayor Adams announced this week that the Big Apple is getting 180 new electric school buses. But the city’s fleet still has over 10,000 buses running on polluting fossil fuels.

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

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Mar 2024

Climate and Environment Government In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

Neighborhood Groups Say They Need More City Support to Plan for Climate Emergencies

Community-based organizations are primed and ready to help New Yorkers deal with extreme weather events but say they need more robust communication, engagement, and financial resources from the city. “This…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

After Criticism, City Staffs Up Local Law 97 Enforcement

At a City Council hearing this week, the Department of Buildings said it has nearly doubled the number of staff members dedicated to implementing the city’s landmark law to lower…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Climate and Environment Government In Depth Investigations

Chemical Industry Amps Up Lobbying to Block New York’s Waste Reduction Bill

As a bill that aims to drastically cut the use of plastic packaging gains momentum in Albany, the chemical industry has increased spending to stop it, pouring hundreds of thousands…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Mar 2024

Climate and Environment Government Opinion

Opinion: BQGreen Plan Shows Why New York Must Adopt the People’s Climate Justice Budget

Decking the BQE trench in the Southside of Williamsburg is not just about turning concrete into greenery; it’s about mitigating the impacts of infrastructure that has long plagued our community.

ByMaritza Davila

ByRami Dinnawi 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Climate and Environment Government Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Falling CO2 Masks a Big Climate Problem— Rising Methane

“Emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas that is 84-87 times more potent than CO2 as a planet warmer, has actually increased. Methane now comprises 40 percent of New York’s total…

ByJoanna Underwood 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Climate and Environment Economy Government In Depth Investigations Labor

Lawmakers Plan to Reintroduce Deforestation Bill Vetoed Last Year

Gov. Hochul tried to water down a bill that sought to stop companies that have contracts with the state government from contributing to tropical deforestation. Now, lawmakers plan to reintroduce…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Climate and Environment Government In Depth

Environmentalists’ 2024 Albany Agenda? Making Polluters Pay

Government officials estimate it will cost nearly $44 billion to fulfill the state’s climate law, which aims to stop powering the state with polluting fossil fuels and reduce 85 percent…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Jan 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration News NYCHA

2023 Look-Back: Our Biggest Stories of the Year

Heading into 2024, City Limits looks back at key stories and investigations from the last 12 months on New York City housing, homelessness, climate policy and more.

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Climate and Environment Government

Environmentalists Urge Gov. Hochul to Stop Expansion of Multi-State Fracked Gas Pipeline

Environmental groups see the expansion project as a step backward in honoring the state’s landmark 2019 climate law, which seeks to move away from fossil fuels and guarantee that 70…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

NYC Gets $61 Million to Electrify School Buses. Is It Enough?

Neighborhood Groups Say They Need More City Support to Plan for Climate Emergencies

After Criticism, City Staffs Up Local Law 97 Enforcement

Chemical Industry Amps Up Lobbying to Block New York’s Waste Reduction Bill

Opinion: BQGreen Plan Shows Why New York Must Adopt the People’s Climate Justice Budget

Opinion: New York’s Falling CO2 Masks a Big Climate Problem— Rising Methane

Lawmakers Plan to Reintroduce Deforestation Bill Vetoed Last Year

Environmentalists’ 2024 Albany Agenda? Making Polluters Pay

2023 Look-Back: Our Biggest Stories of the Year

Environmentalists Urge Gov. Hochul to Stop Expansion of Multi-State Fracked Gas Pipeline

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