energy efficiency Archives

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Dozens of public housing apartments will get plug-in induction ranges as part of the initiative, which aims to eventually shift 10,000 NYCHA homes off the use of polluting fossil fuel appliances.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 4Comments

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Dec 2025

Climate and Environment Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Radiators, Tenants & NYC’s Green Buildings Law

“Nearly 70 percent of New Yorkers with steam heat report being chronically overheated during the winter. Tenants are uncomfortable and landlords waste energy.”

ByArielle Swernoff 0Comments

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Sep 2025

Climate and Environment Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Passive House Design is Key to Meeting NYC’s Climate Goals

“As the city races to retrofit its building stock and meet carbon reduction goals, Passive House offers a solution that’s not just idealistic—it’s practical and proven.”

ByCarmel Pratt 0Comments

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Oct 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New York’s $5 Billion Climate Opportunity

“Despite the ambitions of the New Efficiency: New York program, its reach in New York City is limited…households living in small residential buildings are consistently excluded from funding allocation, accounting…

ByRebekah Morris-Gonzalez 0Comments

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May 2024

Climate and Environment Education Government Housing and Homelessness

Can Curbing CUNY’s Carbon Footprint Help Tackle Its Maintenance Problems?

More than half of CUNY’s buildings are 50 years old or older. That’s a problem for the environment: older buildings tend to consume larger quantities of energy, generating more of…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New York City Must Invest in Implementing Local Law 97

“If New York is serious about meeting its climate goals, the city must then live up to its stated priorities and give programs the resources to meaningfully follow through on…

ByEliza Klein 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Climate and Environment Education Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

How Climate Change is Hitting NYC Public Schools

More than a quarter of the city’s public school buildings are currently at risk from extreme stormwater flooding, according to an analysis by the Comptroller’s Office shared with City Limits.…

ByMariana Simões 3Comments

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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

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Nov 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

‘This is Going to be a Back Breaker’: Landmark Climate Law Poses Test for NYC’s Co-ops

Local Law 97 is one of the most ambitious—and divisive—climate measures enacted in any U.S. city. While some co-op boards see the mandate as an opportunity to make sustainable upgrades…

ByIllan Ireland 4Comments

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Sep 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Mayor Adams, Don’t Weaken Local Law 97

“About 70 percent of New York City’s climate-heating pollution comes from energy use in buildings, with the majority of that pollution coming from large buildings covered by Local Law 97.”

ByRachel Rivera

ByNorman Fraizer 1Comment

NYCHA to Replace Gas Stoves in 100 Apartments Under Energy-Efficiency Pilot Program

Opinion: Radiators, Tenants & NYC’s Green Buildings Law

Opinion: Passive House Design is Key to Meeting NYC’s Climate Goals

Opinion: New York’s $5 Billion Climate Opportunity

Can Curbing CUNY’s Carbon Footprint Help Tackle Its Maintenance Problems?

Opinion: New York City Must Invest in Implementing Local Law 97

How Climate Change is Hitting NYC Public Schools

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

‘This is Going to be a Back Breaker’: Landmark Climate Law Poses Test for NYC’s Co-ops

Opinion: Mayor Adams, Don’t Weaken Local Law 97

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