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Local Law 97, passed in 2019, requires buildings to lower emissions beginning in 2024. Property owners who fail to comply will face penalties calculated based upon how much their buildings’…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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May 2022

Government

State Delays Decision on National Grid Expansion of Greenpoint Gas Facility—Again

This is the sixth time the state has put off a decision on the expansion, which has been criticized by environmentalists as at odds with New York’s climate goals. The…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Climate and Environment Government Opinion

Opinion: NY Should Approve Champlain Hudson Project, Because Frontline Communities Need Clean Air

“COVID-19 was a wake-up call. The phrase ‘underlying health condition’ was a trigger to all Queensbridge/Ravenswood residents, who knowingly live where air quality is poor, and suffer disproportionately from asthma…

ByMitchell G. Taylor 3Comments

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Mar 2022

Government News

Bronx Residents Demand Closure of Polluting ‘Peaker Plants’ as State Ramps Up Renewable Energy

Residents in The Bronx’s “Asthma Alley,” ask the New York Power Authority to commit to transition off of costly fossil fuel-burning power plants.

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Climate and Environment Opinion

Opinion: To Bring Down Energy Bills, NY Must Invest in Clean Energy Production

‘Maintaining this expensive and dirty power grid is by no means a necessity—it is an ongoing policy choice.’

ByElizabeth Yeampierre

ByJustin Wood

ByDaniel Chu 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: New York Must Build Up Its Green Workforce as Offshore Wind Expands

‘The offshore wind industry is poised to create more than 10,000 jobs in New York. That number is only growing as federal, state and local investments fuel the expansion of…

ByRebecca Karp

ByIan Straughter 1Comment

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Oct 2021

Government News

New York State Denies Permit for New Astoria Power Plant

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) says the controversial plan to build a new gas-fracked power facility in Queens would interfere with the state’s greenhouse gas emissions limits, set by…

ByLiz Donovan 18Comments

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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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Aug 2021

Climate and Environment

Rep. Ritchie Torres Strikes Deal to Keep Proposed High-Voltage Converter Out of South Bronx’s ‘Asthma Alley’

A representative for the companies behind the proposal say they’ve since agreed to revise the plans in response to the community opposition, and if the project is approved, would build…

ByLiz Donovan 2Comments

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Aug 2021

Climate and Environment

Activists, Chuck Schumer Protest National Grid’s Brooklyn Pipeline Ahead of Rate Hike Vote

The state will vote Thursday on whether to approve higher gas rates to help fund construction of the seven-mile fracked gas pipeline, which runs from Brownsville up to Greenpoint.

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

Building Owners File Lawsuit to Block Key NYC Climate Law

State Delays Decision on National Grid Expansion of Greenpoint Gas Facility—Again

Opinion: NY Should Approve Champlain Hudson Project, Because Frontline Communities Need Clean Air

Bronx Residents Demand Closure of Polluting ‘Peaker Plants’ as State Ramps Up Renewable Energy

Opinion: To Bring Down Energy Bills, NY Must Invest in Clean Energy Production

Opinion: New York Must Build Up Its Green Workforce as Offshore Wind Expands

New York State Denies Permit for New Astoria Power Plant

Climate Week Kickoff: NY Approves Two Renewable Energy Proposals

Rep. Ritchie Torres Strikes Deal to Keep Proposed High-Voltage Converter Out of South Bronx’s ‘Asthma Alley’

Activists, Chuck Schumer Protest National Grid’s Brooklyn Pipeline Ahead of Rate Hike Vote

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