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Spectators watch the lava flow down the mountain from the Mauna Loa eruption in Hawaii

Hawaii volcano eruption has some on alert, draws onlookers

Posted on November 30, 2022

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Hawaii’s Mauna Loa starts to erupt, sending ash nearby

Posted on November 28, 2022

Whole Foods pulls lobsters from shelves

Whole Foods decision to pull lobster divides environmental activists, pols

Posted on November 27, 2022

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On heels of bid for House speaker, protesters call for Jeffries to be a ‘climate leader’

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As New York aims for a zero-emissions fleet by 2035, the next clean energy automotive technicians could be in the Bronx.

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Offshore Wind Ecosystem Fund from Equinor offers $5M in grants for New Yorkers

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Harlem becomes new home for indoor farming pilot program

Posted on November 16, 2022

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First leg of Con Edison’s ‘Reliable Clean City’ projects halfway done in Queens; construction underway in Brooklyn and Staten Island

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Hundreds turn out to hearing urging stricter rules for implementation of NYC landmark climate law

Posted on November 14, 2022

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T rex skull unearthed in South Dakota to be auctioned in New York

Posted on November 8, 2022

Elizabeth Street Garden wins major victory in battle to stay alive

Posted on November 3, 2022

Netherlands Vermeer Protest

Climate activists get a month in prison for Vermeer protest

Posted on November 3, 2022

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NYC to purchase 51 new electric school buses with $18.5M in federal funds

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Long Island Energy Conference: The future of sustainability and affordable energy

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After construction, how different will Hunts Points infrastructure, and the community, be by decade’s end?

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Governor praises Sandy heroes to mark 10th anniversary of storm at Far Rockaway Community Church

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Adams says city will only build electric-powered schools going forward

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Adams breaks ground on $522M project to install series of flood gates in lower Manhattan

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A decade after Superstorm Sandy, Rockaway recovery continues with hopes for greater protections in the future

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Op-Ed | Vote yes on Prop 1 for clean water, clean air, and quality jobs

Posted on October 24, 2022

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

Queens curbside organics pilot diverts 1 million pounds of waste in just two weeks

Posted on October 19, 2022

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Zoning reforms part of Mayor Adams’ plan to make NYC the ‘City of Yes’

Posted on October 17, 2022

Manhattan community calls on Hochul to let expert panel revise Wagner Park Resiliency Plan

Posted on October 14, 2022

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Meet the Candidates: General Election | State Senator John Brooks, District 5

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Meet the Candidates: General Election | Joe Addabbo, State Senate District 15

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Adams administration proposes climate regulations that advocates fear would ‘gut’ historic law

Posted on October 7, 2022

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Meet the Candidates: General Election | Peter Ganley, Assembly District 1

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

Universal curbside organics collection rolls out in Queens this week

Posted on October 2, 2022

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A decade after Sandy, $52 billion climate vulnerability plan would bring flood gates, sea walls to Brooklyn’s coastal nabes

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Meet the Candidates: General Election | Amanda Field, Assembly District 15

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Op-Ed | In the face of climate change, New York must ‘Say Yes’ to sustainability

Posted on September 26, 2022

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National Grid gets chilly reception at Greenpoint Energy Center rate case hearings

Portrait of grey wolf in the forest

DNA test confirms animal killed in New York was wolf, not coyote

Posted on September 23, 2022

Mayor Eric Adams is teaming up with Planet Fitness

Mayor Adams announces newly created Mayor’s Office of Urban Agriculture

Posted on September 23, 2022

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Battery Park City residents collaborate with Battery Park City Authority regarding construction project

Posted on September 21, 2022

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul

New ambitious renewable energy projects aims to power 600,000 New York homes with clean energy

Posted on September 21, 2022

Hurricane Fiona devestates Puerto Rico

New Yorkers come together to provide Hurricane Fiona relief

Posted on September 20, 2022

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Tree pruning in Brooklyn and Queens axed since last year due to alleged insurance scam

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Can the Hunts Point Produce Market’s redevelopment, modernization also help climate and poverty?

Tropical Storm Fiona may drench Puerto Rico

New York increases aid for Hurricane Fiona efforts, will send Spanish-speaking law enforcement officers to Puerto Rico

Posted on September 19, 2022

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NYC Parks marks Climate Week with tree canopy announcement

Posted on September 19, 2022

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‘A threat to our livelihoods:’ Ahead of National Grid hearings, BK pols urge action against new gas vaporizers

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Queens residents clean up after overnight storm brings heavy rain, flash flooding

Jumaane Williams speaks out about arsenic contamination on Lower East Side

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Arsenic contamination on Lower East Side: Latest water test results at Riis Houses negative for toxin

Posted on September 7, 2022

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Arsenic contamination on Lower East Side: NYC expects water test results soon for Jacob Riis Houses

Posted on September 5, 2022

Fuel leak delays NASA moon rocket launch

Leak ruins NASA moon rocket launch bid; next try weeks away

Posted on September 4, 2022

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Fuel leak disrupts NASA’s 2nd shot at launching moon rocket

Posted on September 3, 2022

Mayor Eric Adams holds onto the device.

On one-year anniversary of Ida, Adams unveils new measures to mitigate flooding from future storms

More from around NYC

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Beth Abraham Center introduces groundbreaking wellness spa during National Social Workers Month

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Mets host Amazin’ Day celebration with series of special events across New York City

Cars and trucks travel along the BQE.

Pol proposed 25 cent tax on all online deliveries, funds to go towards BQE

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House narrowly passes anti-LGBTQ Parents Bill of Rights Act