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50th running of the Iditarod commences

Climate change, COVID loom over Alaska’s 50th annual Iditarod Sled Dog Race

Posted on March 5, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Comptroller Lander, climate activists, call for Mayor Adams to fund NYC building emissions law

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Nonprofit organizations partner with Councilmember Julie Menin to bring more composting to Manhattan’s East Side

Posted on March 3, 2022

A Con Edison worker attempts to locate the source of a power outage in New York

Business

Con Edison tells state its rolling back supply charges as New Yorkers fear more sticker shock on utility bills

Posted on March 1, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Schumer says Newtown Creek, other Superfund sites should benefit from $3.5b toward ‘orphan’ sites

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Lower Manhattan

New York City’s first floodgate arrives on the East River waterfront

Posted on February 27, 2022

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Politics

Unions testify during City Council civil service and labor hearing for improved workers’ rights

Posted on February 24, 2022

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris introduce key members of their administration in Wilmington

U.S. unveils tool to direct green investment to disadvantaged communities

Posted on February 18, 2022

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Vision for ‘Million More Trees’ touted by all five Borough Presidents

Posted on February 16, 2022

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NYC unions rally behind ambitious new climate action plans

Posted on February 14, 2022

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Politics

Hochul urges Con Edison to review billing after spike in monthly household charges

Posted on February 11, 2022

Close Up Of Hand Attaching Power Cable To Environmentally Friendly Zero Emission Electric Car

Opinion

Op-Ed | New York must bolster direct sale of zero-emission vehicles to address climate change

Posted on February 11, 2022

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Business

Surging electricity prices fueling alarming inflation spike across the greater New York area: feds

Posted on February 10, 2022

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Queens

New school solar panel installation helps city reach clean energy goal

Posted on February 10, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Carroll Street Bridge likely to close for months for testing and repairs: EPA

FILE PHOTO: Solar developers look to post-industrial sites for industry’s dramatic growth

Biden administration eases Trump-era solar tariffs but doesn’t end them

Posted on February 4, 2022

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Queens

LIC tower is the tallest building in New York City with Smart Windows

Posted on February 3, 2022

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QNS

Queens congresswoman introduces law to prevent permitting of polluting power sources

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City transfers portion of Rikers Island land from DOC, moves closer to Renewable Rikers

Upper East Side

Midblock litter baskets come to busy Upper East Side street in effort to reduce trash in the area

Posted on January 27, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Exxon’s U.S. oil refineries pump out more soot than rivals’ plants

U.S. plans surprise inspections to protect communities burdened by pollution

Posted on January 26, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

Exclusive: CM Erik Bottcher and West Side electeds implore DSNY for clean Manhattan streets

Posted on January 20, 2022

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Politics

‘Welcome to the future’: Hochul and New York legislators celebrate start of off-shore wind industry

Posted on January 14, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Barge sinks off Greenpoint, though environmental threat remains minimal

Manual worker offshore looking on wind-turbines wind farm from boat in North sea close to Borkum

Business

New York and New Jersey team up to seek new major offshore wind farms in the region

Posted on January 12, 2022

State Senator Brad Hoylman tackles a big tree.

Recycling through Mulchfest, another purpose for holiday trees

Posted on January 6, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Coney Island ferry launch delayed, additional dredging planned for Summer 2022

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City develops plan to protect Seaport and Financial District from future flooding

Posted on December 29, 2021

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Lower East Side

Fossil Fuel sandwich: Resident call for an end to Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village power plants

Posted on December 17, 2021

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Exclusive: Jacob Javits Center makes first produce donation from rooftop farm

Posted on December 16, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The Empire State Building and New York’s skyline are seen during the preview of SUMMIT One Vanderbilt observation deck in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City

New York City set to ban natural gas in new buildings

Posted on December 15, 2021

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Millions of young oysters released in Hudson River Park

Posted on December 15, 2021

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Lower East Side

Through chainsaws and woodchips: Inside the East Side war over coastal resiliency project at waterfront park

Posted on December 12, 2021

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PHOTOS: Fall comes to Central Park at last

Posted on November 23, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Southern Brooklyn libraries gear up with storm-resilient solar power

FILE PHOTO: The sun rises on the U.S. Capitol dome before Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration in Washington

U.S. House to have enough votes to pass ‘Build Back Better’ after CBO estimate – Rep. Kildee

Posted on November 17, 2021

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Politics

U.S. is back with a new approach to climate policy, says lawmaker Ocasio-Cortez

Posted on November 9, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

EPA extends comment period as Meeker Avenue Plumes are considered for Superfund

FILE PHOTO: Wildfire on Evia island

Health

Explainer | What’s the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming?

Posted on November 7, 2021

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former governor Terry McAuliffe in Norfolk

Vice President Harris visits NYC to boost federal green energy initiatives

Posted on November 1, 2021

Chuck Schumer

Op-Ed | Schumer must halt subsidies to fossil fuels

Posted on November 1, 2021

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Activists tell a scary Halloween story in their fight against East Side Coastal Resiliency Project

Posted on November 1, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Construction starts on long-awaited Fresh Creek storm resiliency project

FILE PHOTO: The World Premiere of “No Time To Die” in London

Speak up to save our planet, Billie Eilish urges ahead of COP26

Posted on October 28, 2021

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QNS

DEC denies permits for NRG’s proposed Gas Turbine Power Plant in Astoria

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Downtown

City pumping $110M into climate change resiliency project for Seaport District

Posted on October 27, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Did National Grid pipeline project violate the law? Feds to investigate

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Climate protesters block FDR Drive and West Side Highway in rush hour demonstrations, 33 arrests made

Posted on October 25, 2021

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