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The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)’s cooling assistance benefit has helped tens of thousands of low-income New Yorkers beat the heat. But experts and advocates say it could do more,…

ByAnastasia Tomkin 2Comments

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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 Government

Swimmable Cities Are a Climate Solution

Amid scorching heat, cities around the world are rethinking access to waterways. This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News.

BySarah Amandolare 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 Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: As Hot Weather Returns, Our Homeless Neighbors Need Compassion

“New York City is preparing for its first official heatwave of this summer. And while many of us are able to stay inside, limit outside activities, and safely work from…

ByVan Yu

ByAnthony Carino 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Climate and Environment Government

Meals on Wheels Is a Climate-Relief Model

Meal delivery programs are uniquely positioned to keep the most vulnerable safe during climate emergencies.

ByDanielle Renwick, Nexus Media News 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Transportation

NYC Looks to Tackle Extreme Heat via City Streets and Urban Forests

A federally funded pilot program and a study in parks both seek mitigation strategies for urban heat islands—areas that experience higher temperatures due to heat-absorbing infrastructure and lack of access…

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

City’s Heat-Vulnerable Neighborhoods Need More Cooling Centers, Comptroller Says

Queens had the fewest number of cooling centers based on population density with only five for every 100,000 people, while Manhattan had seven, an analysis by City Comptroller Brad Lander’s…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Jul 2022

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Some Rikers Detainees Had No Air Conditioning During Heat Wave, Lawmakers Say

In the week before the recent heatwave, Department of Correction officials testified at a hearing that nearly 200 individuals incarcerated at the jail with conditions that are exacerbated by heat…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

Amid Heat Wave, Eligible New Yorkers Can Apply for State’s Air Conditioner Subsidy—For Now

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

Swimmable Cities Are a Climate Solution

To Beat the Heat, Cities Should Foster Forests: Study

Sweltering Summer Weather Stirs Familiar Concerns Over Heat in NYC Jails

Opinion: As Hot Weather Returns, Our Homeless Neighbors Need Compassion

Meals on Wheels Is a Climate-Relief Model

NYC Looks to Tackle Extreme Heat via City Streets and Urban Forests

City’s Heat-Vulnerable Neighborhoods Need More Cooling Centers, Comptroller Says

Some Rikers Detainees Had No Air Conditioning During Heat Wave, Lawmakers Say

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