A year after the collapse of a plan for new transmission lines to New York City, questions remain. Was the need for new infrastructure a myth? Or are tougher choices ahead for consumers?
The Brooklyn canal’s Superfund designation has triggered a hunt for the corporations responsible for more than a century of pollution.
Sediment in the Flushing River has been found to contain cancer-causing PCBs.
Downsizing Con Ed’s in-person payment offices may be inconvenient for its customers, but it’s a boon to check cashing businesses.
In a move consumer advocates say will hurt immigrants and seniors, Con Edison is preparing to close its last four service centers that accept last-minute cash payments, primarily from the company’s poorest customers. And in doing this, they are also helping grow an at-times unfriendly business: check cashers.
Closing a dirty generating plant in Murray Hill means Con Ed will open a new one on 14th Street. But local residents argue that the new plant won’t be clean enough.
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