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The federal agency’s environmental justice office played a crucial role in helping New Yorkers reverse environmental burdens in their neighborhoods, according to EPA employees and community groups who spoke with…

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

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Dec 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Melrose Residents Want Timeline for Toxic Site Cleanup, Seek Federal Intervention

Melrose residents are hopeful that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s involvement can push the state Department of Conservation to establish a clear timeline for superfund remediation, and enforce communication with…

ByMarina Samuel 2Comments

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Nov 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Will Trump’s New EPA Pick Move His ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Agenda Forward?

Drilling for more oil and gas may not have legs in progressive New York, where local laws bar these efforts. But larger climate goals could suffer a blow.

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

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Mar 2024

Climate and Environment Education Government

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

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 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Climate and Environment Government In Depth

The Quest to Clean Up Coney Island Creek, Part 2: Long Road to Superfund Status

Polluted from both its industrial past and the city’s present-day sewer system, community leaders have pushed for years to get Coney Island Creek included on either New York State or…

ByNina Dietz 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Government In Depth Investigations

The Quest to Clean Up Coney Island Creek, Part 1: Industrial Past Collides with a Superstorm

While the last decade has seen cleanup efforts planned or launched at some of the city’s most polluted waterways, like Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek, the community has struggled to…

ByNina Dietz 0Comments

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Jan 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

What is PERC, and Why is There So Much in The Bronx?

A known carcinogen, Tetrachloroethylene is a chemical often used as a solvent for dry cleaning, and now fugitive traces of PERC can be found in many places around the city,…

ByCUNY Lehman Journalism Team 2Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Justice

NY Gas Stations to Pay $250K for Environmental Violations: Settlement

Twelve of the gas stations in the consent judgment are in environmental justice areas — areas of low-income individuals or communities of color, who are disproportionately exposed to environmental burdens.

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

As EPA’s Environmental Justice Employees Lose Their Jobs, New York Community Groups Pay the Price