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The symposium, hosted by Nos Quedamos, focused on the environmental challenges that many low-income and Black and brown communities face, such as pollution, lack of affordable housing and gentrification, and…

ByCity Limits Youth Journalism Training Program (CLARIFY)2Comments

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Jul 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Transportation

‘I Have Real Fears’: Bronx Community Members Blast Proposal to Add More Road to Cross Bronx Expressway

In a letter addressed to the state’s Department of Transportation, Bronx residents called adding a mile-long stretch to the Cross Bronx Expressway a “dangerous and unacceptable” solution to renovating some…

ByMariana Simões 8Comments

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Jul 2025

2025 Elections Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Can Make a Clean Energy Grid a Reality

“Right now, New York City’s energy grid is working overtime to keep up with demand that is rising more quickly by the day because of electric devices, electric vehicles, and AI.…

ByJ. Phillip Thompson 0Comments

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Jun 2025

Climate and Environment Economy Government Resources

Public Hearing Calls for the Roll Out of a Statewide Cap-and-Invest Program

Advocates say the hearings are an opportunity to pressure Gov. Hochul to finally implement the Cap-and-Invest program, which would require corporations that pollute above certain limits pay for their carbon…

ByMariana Simões 5Comments

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May 2025

Government Health Opinion Transportation

Opinion: To Accelerate NY’s Climate Progress, Pass a Clean Fuel Policy

“New York can forge ahead by adopting a Clean Fuel Standard (CFS). It’s a proven, market-driven strategy for rapidly decarbonizing transportation at minimal public expense.”

ByMatt Tomich 1Comment

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Apr 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government In Depth

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

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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Apr 2025

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: The Air We Can’t Afford—New York Needs Cap-and-Invest

“My official diagnosis is severe asthma, but what it really represents are the consequences of environmental injustice.”

ByCynthia Norris 1Comment

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Apr 2025

Climate and Environment Government

Climate Groups Sue Hochul Administration Over Climate Law Backtracking

Environmentalists have long charged that New York is falling short of its climate mandates. Now, they’re taking the state to court, New York Focus reports.

ByColin Kinniburgh, New York Focus 3Comments

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Mar 2025

Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development News

Opinion: NY Needs Its Own Climate Solutions. How About Peaker Plants?

“This infrastructure is a relic of past planning mistakes: nearly every neighborhood housing these plants is classified as ‘disadvantaged,’ bearing the disproportionate brunt of environmental harm.”

ByJohn Surico

ByKevin Kim

ByHannah Berkin-Harper 2Comments

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Mar 2025

Opinion