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Supporters of the NY Heat Act say it’s a solution to New Yorkers’ rising energy bills. The legislation would curb the expansion of gas infrastructure and stop utility customers from…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Aug 2024

Government

Planting Certain Trees Can Make NYC’s Polluted Air Worse, New Study Finds

Species like oaks and sweetgums, which make up a large share of the city’s treescape, emit a chemical that generates a toxic gas when it comes into contact with fossil…

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Some Gains, Many Losses: What Went Wrong for Climate in This Year’s State Budget

“We are outraged,” said Rami Dinnawi, a steering committee member of the climate coalition New York Renews. “To see a budget come out that fails to address any of the…

ByMariana Simões 3Comments

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Embracing Progress―Reflecting on the City’s Role in New York’s Sustainable Future

“Setting our sights on the future, I am confident in the city’s ability to not only catch up with, but actually surpass Local Law 97’s next target: a 50 percent…

BySana Barakat 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Education Government

What Do NYC Youth Want for Earth Day? An End to Fossil Fuels.

“My house gets flooded every single year,” 16-year old Diana Ramirez told City Limits, one of many New York City youth who took to the streets in the lead up…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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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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Feb 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

New York Signs Multi-State Pledge to Boost Use of Climate-Friendly Heat Pumps in Homes

New York joined eight other states in an agreement to ensure heat pumps make up 65 percent of residential heating and cooling equipment sales by 2030. The technology is a…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Climate and Environment Government

Will New York Meet its Goals for Offshore Wind Power?

While New York has secured eight offshore wind contracts for development, energy experts say not enough investment is being made in the port infrastructure needed to assemble the turbines and…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Dec 2023

Climate and Environment Government

Legislators Urge Hochul to Nix Plan for Increased Fracked Gas to NYC

The Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company’s proposal is the latest fossil-fueled infrastructure project to earn the ire of local environmental groups, who say such investments are at odds with the goals…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Climate and Environment Education Opinion

Opinion: To Keep Schools Open, NYC Needs Climate-Resilient Buildings

“After Hurricane Sandy, my school closed for a week, while whole school student bodies had to be relocated across the city. More recently, my school’s basement and entire first floor…

ByLiat Olenick 0Comments

Your Utility Bill Keeps Going Up. Could The NY Heat Act Stop It?

Planting Certain Trees Can Make NYC’s Polluted Air Worse, New Study Finds

Some Gains, Many Losses: What Went Wrong for Climate in This Year’s State Budget

Opinion: Embracing Progress―Reflecting on the City’s Role in New York’s Sustainable Future

What Do NYC Youth Want for Earth Day? An End to Fossil Fuels.

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

New York Signs Multi-State Pledge to Boost Use of Climate-Friendly Heat Pumps in Homes

Will New York Meet its Goals for Offshore Wind Power?

Legislators Urge Hochul to Nix Plan for Increased Fracked Gas to NYC

Opinion: To Keep Schools Open, NYC Needs Climate-Resilient Buildings

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