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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 Government Health Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Why Did Hochul Back Down on New York’s Gas Ban?

Just two months ago, the state argued in court that it couldn’t halt the all-electric buildings law even if it wanted to. Then it abruptly changed course.

ByColin Kinniburgh, New York Focus 2Comments

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Jul 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Labor Land Use and Development

New York Moves Forward in Banning Gas Equipment in New Construction—For Now

The state updated its building code to green-light the “all-electric” law that prohibits the use of gas equipment in new buildings. A court for the Northern District of New York…

ByMariana Simões 7Comments

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Jun 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

City Limits Earns Silurians Press Club Honors

City Limits received Merit Awards in environmental journalism and feature photography, and also collaborated on one of the projects that earned the top investigative reporting prize.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Government Opinion

Opinion: Pass the Full NY HEAT Act in This Year’s Budget

“As our planet hurtles toward climate tipping points, beyond which climate chaos is irreversible, every dollar we spend on fossil fuels today takes us backwards.”

ByAlex Beauchamp 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

Efforts to Block Gas Bans Across the Nation Are Growing. Will it Work in New York?

After a lawsuit in California toppled the city of Berkeley’s efforts to replace gas stoves with clean electric energy in new buildings, fossil fuel industry groups are testing the same…

ByMariana Simões 8Comments

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May 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Real Estate Industry Plays Key Role in New York’s Sustainability Plans

“The real estate industry will play a key role in implementing these new standards and must move quickly to do so. That task might seem daunting, but the affordable housing…

ByJolie Milstein 0Comments

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Feb 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: How New York’s Utilities Are Spreading Disinformation About Electric Heating

“The answer is clear. We need to stop burning fossil fuels in buildings. It’s not too late for New York’s gas utilities to help us do that.”

ByJuan-Pablo Velez 1Comment

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Jan 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Breaking Down Unnecessary Barriers to Electrification in New York

“The Building Code Council can and should take action now. They have the legal tools to change the code to include electrification in new constructions as a mechanism to achieve…

ByMichael Hernandez 0Comments

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Jan 2023

Government Health Politics

Gas Stoves Contribute to Nearly 19% of NY’s Child Asthma Cases, Analysis Estimates

Advocates say the findings add new urgency to the state’s efforts to transition its energy sources away from fossil fuels, and as environmental groups renew calls for state lawmakers to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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

Why Did Hochul Back Down on New York’s Gas Ban?

New York Moves Forward in Banning Gas Equipment in New Construction—For Now

City Limits Earns Silurians Press Club Honors

Opinion: Pass the Full NY HEAT Act in This Year’s Budget

Efforts to Block Gas Bans Across the Nation Are Growing. Will it Work in New York?

Opinion: Real Estate Industry Plays Key Role in New York’s Sustainability Plans

Opinion: How New York’s Utilities Are Spreading Disinformation About Electric Heating

Opinion: Breaking Down Unnecessary Barriers to Electrification in New York

Gas Stoves Contribute to Nearly 19% of NY’s Child Asthma Cases, Analysis Estimates

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