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NYC heat wave: Con Edison advises all to ‘use energy wisely’ during second day of sweltering summer stretch

Posted on July 28, 2023

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National Grid head embarks on ‘Electrification Tour’ to highlight renewables

Posted on July 27, 2023

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Proposed 34K-seat cricket stadium in Van Cortlandt Park could face crippling legal, legislative hurdles

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‘It’s getting worse and worse’: Water drainage issues causing rampant flooding in Bayside

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Tick, tick, boom? What Union Square’s Climate Clock tells us about the future of our planet

Posted on July 25, 2023

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Torres, Revel announce first high-power EV charger coming to Port Morris

Smoke conditions amid air quality alert in New York City

AIR QUALITY ALERT | NYC hit by another round of unhealthy Canadian wildfire smoke this week

Posted on July 17, 2023

New York sports top 15 moments in 2022

Adams admin urged to finalize rules for landmark building emissions law after month of extreme weather

Posted on July 14, 2023

Hottest June Globally

Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter: Meteorologists

Posted on July 13, 2023

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Petition launched to halt Creedmoor Property Development in its current form to address residents’ concerns

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AIR QUALITY ALERT | Smoke-filled haze returns to NYC, prompting new round of health warnings

Posted on June 29, 2023

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AIR QUALITY ALERT: NYC set to experience more smoke from Canadian wildfires through Thursday

Posted on June 28, 2023

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The Bronx’s largest solar panel installation project takes shape in its poorest environmental corridor

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NYC Parks Department plants over 13,100+ trees so far in 2023

Posted on June 13, 2023

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

Compelled to compost: City Council supermajority passes mandatory food waste bill, likely conflicting with mayor’s voluntary program

Posted on June 9, 2023

Wild Fire

One million N95 masks are being distributed to New Yorkers: Hochul administration responds to hazardous smoke

Posted on June 8, 2023

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THE BIG HAZE: Air quality alert for New York remains Thursday as Canadian wildfire smoke won’t go away just yet

Posted on June 8, 2023

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AIR QUALITY ALERT: New Yorkers warned to stay inside as dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires covers the city

Posted on June 7, 2023

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Air quality alert for New York City as smoke from Canadian wildfires sweeps through area

Posted on June 6, 2023

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City agrees to clean up radioactive material from city-owned land in Ridgewood: Feds

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The heaviest of loads: New York slowly sinking under the weight of its buildings and infrastructure, report finds

Posted on May 29, 2023

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Herd of sheep are baaaaack to rid Governors Island of invasive plant life

Posted on May 15, 2023

Climate Decarbonizing Buildings

High-rise building owners tackle climate change, turn to carbon capture

Posted on May 15, 2023

NY:Jane Fonda Joins Climate Activists protesting Joe Biden

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Jane Fonda joins climate activists at protest during Biden’s Upper East Side fundraiser

Posted on May 11, 2023

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Arts & Entertainment

New Yorkers, it’s time to vote for NYC’s first official wildflower: Here’s how

Posted on May 9, 2023

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City will pilot containerized trash collection in Harlem, with eye toward ending sidewalk garbage mountains

Posted on May 3, 2023

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‘We need swift action’: Heavy rain causes major flooding in Queens yet again

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Midtown Manhattan

Extinction Rebellion activists arrested for spray painting Citibank branches

Posted on April 25, 2023

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Environmental advocates join Queens lawmakers in the waters off Rockaway Beach for ‘Tuvalu Challenge’ on Earth Day

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Stony Brook University leading climate solutions center project on Governors Island

NY: Dance Rave for the Environment

Environmental activists dance against climate and economic injustice at Union Square ‘Earth Rave’

Posted on April 23, 2023

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LinkNYC goes green with goals for net zero electric emissions

Posted on April 21, 2023

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MTA announces plan to reduce its carbon emissions 85% by 2040

Posted on April 20, 2023

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Army Corps of Engineers to begin sand replenishment project at Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways

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Borough president tours Queens Botanical Garden, announces report to highlight borough’s sustainability issues

MTA Chair Janno Lieber

Op-ed | Take the subway and help save the planet this Earth Day

Posted on April 16, 2023

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Brooklyn start-up to launch world’s first ammonia-powered vessel down Hudson River in bid to reduce maritime carbon emissions

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Councilmembers, Manhattan BP introduce ‘green’ legislation that would change the way New Yorkers dine

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Revel opens ultrafast EV charging hub in South Williamsburg

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City announces beach closures in the Rockaways will continue this summer without impacting the boardwalk

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DOT to celebrate Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day with events throughout the city

Posted on April 3, 2023

California Truck Emissions

California’s plan to phase out diesel trucks gets EPA approval

Posted on April 1, 2023

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Schneps Podcasts

New York’s Wind Power Future with Erik Antokal Director of Workforce Development, Orsted

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Ozone Park native creates environmental music video for Cana Foundation

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Curbside composting resumes in Queens following winter pause, citywide rollout to follow

Marching to Chase headquarters.

On the first day of spring, activists gather at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza call for banks to stop funding fossil fuels

Posted on March 26, 2023

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Queens County Farm Museum hosts class on how to raise backyard hens

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State agency says National Grid’s proposed gas vaporizers ‘not needed,’ final DEC decision looms

More from around NYC

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Column: East Bronx History Forum to delve into history of city Dept. of Corrections

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Centennial celebrations coming to Woodhaven in 2024

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PHOTOS: Brooklynites celebrate first night of Hanukkah and ‘light over darkness’ by lighting boro’s largest menorah

Makyyla Holland, 25, filed a lawsuit that prompted the Broome County Jail to implement policies for the treatment of LGBTQ people in custody.

Advocates renew push to protect incarcerated trans people in New York