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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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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 5Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government In Depth Investigations

As Climate Change Brings Hotter Temps, Can NYC Improve its Cooling Center Program?

“People are bringing it up, people are talking about it and thinking about what can be done, but I don’t know that that has translated very well into action yet,”…

ByCLARIFY News 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government Health In Depth

An Overlooked Risk of Extreme Heat in NYC and Nationwide: Maternal Health

Extreme heat from climate change has the potential to exacerbate racial disparities in the five boroughs’ maternal health outcomes. Still, climate change and maternal health often remain two separate policy…

ByCLARIFY News 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment

To Beat the Heat, Cities Should Foster Forests: Study

Gathering data from satellites and sensors placed on trees, the network measured temperatures across different types of urban green spaces in 12 U.S. cities, including New York. It found that…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Climate and Environment In Depth Investigations Justice News

Sweltering Summer Weather Stirs Familiar Concerns Over Heat in NYC Jails

“It’s an issue that seems to be within DOC’s control, something they can anticipate, and yet they’re really not able to make sure that the conditions are humane for the…

ByMary Cunningham

ByJulia Goldberg 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Climate and Environment Government Politics

Advocates, Councilmembers Push Solutions for Extreme Heat and Hazardous Air

“Extreme heat is not an isolated issue. It is intertwined with other injustices like urban development and racist infrastructure,” said Rami Dinnawi, a representative from the community human rights organization…

ByCLARIFY News 0Comments

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Jan 2023

Climate and Environment

They Were Pregnant During a Climate Disaster. Do Their Children Carry the Scars?

New studies have found that the mental development of children exposed to Superstorm Sandy in utero are associated with stress. This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and the…

ByPaige Perez, Nexus Media News 1Comment

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Oct 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Climate Crisis is a Housing Crisis

“Hurricane Sandy damaged 10 percent of the city’s housing. In a city with a vacancy rate of 4.5 percent, even a temporary loss of the housing supply isn’t just a…

ByDeborah Helaine Morris

ByThaddeus Pawlowski

ByHugo Sarmiento 1Comment

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Oct 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Sewer Backups, Increasing from Climate Change, are Costing City’s Homeowners

About 20 houses in South Jamaica are prone to sewer backups every few months, say homeowners, some of whom have dealt with the issue for more than a decade. But…

ByRoxanne Scott 0Comments

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

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

As Climate Change Brings Hotter Temps, Can NYC Improve its Cooling Center Program?

An Overlooked Risk of Extreme Heat in NYC and Nationwide: Maternal Health

To Beat the Heat, Cities Should Foster Forests: Study

Sweltering Summer Weather Stirs Familiar Concerns Over Heat in NYC Jails

Advocates, Councilmembers Push Solutions for Extreme Heat and Hazardous Air

They Were Pregnant During a Climate Disaster. Do Their Children Carry the Scars?

Opinion: New York’s Climate Crisis is a Housing Crisis

Sewer Backups, Increasing from Climate Change, are Costing City’s Homeowners

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