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“How do we keep people safe from extreme heat in an age of ever-increasing temperatures? One solution may be right in front of us: we need to plant more trees…

ByArnab K. Ghosh

ByOlivia J. Keenan

ByEmily Nobel Maxwell 1Comment

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Feb 2024

Climate and Environment

New York to See Hotter Temps, More Rain, Flooding & Worse Storms, New Climate Report Says

A new state-wide report on the impacts of climate change shows New York City will be impacted on all fronts: The Big Apple is getting 6 to 10 degrees warmer,…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Climate and Environment Economy Government In Depth Labor Transportation

Hot on the Job: How Should New York Protect Workers From Heat?

Workers, especially people of color and immigrants, are suffering in increasingly hot weather. But some advocates and lawmakers have solutions.

ByCLARIFY News 0Comments

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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 Government Politics

Bill Would Make More New Yorkers Eligible for Air Conditioner Subsidy

Citing the impact of climate change, Harlem State Sen. Cordell Cleare is pursuing legislation would make more New Yorkers eligible for the state-run Cooling Assistance Benefit, eliminating a requirement that…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 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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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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Apr 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Council Housing Chair Proposes Steeper Fees for Building Owners With Repeat Heat Outages

Bronx Councilmember Pierina Sanchez introduced a bill Thursday that would more than double reinspection fees for landlords who accrue multiple hazard violations within a 12-month period.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

Opinion: Heat Waves Show Why NYC Needs More Trees

New York to See Hotter Temps, More Rain, Flooding & Worse Storms, New Climate Report Says

Hot on the Job: How Should New York Protect Workers From Heat?

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

Bill Would Make More New Yorkers Eligible for Air Conditioner Subsidy

Swimmable Cities Are a Climate Solution

To Beat the Heat, Cities Should Foster Forests: Study

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

Council Housing Chair Proposes Steeper Fees for Building Owners With Repeat Heat Outages

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