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Sanitation truck on renewable diesel

NYC converts city vehicle fleet to ‘renewable’ diesel, but is it really clean?

Posted on October 3, 2024

P.S. 372 the children's school in gowanus

Brooklyn Paper

System to contain toxic chemicals beneath Gowanus school to be installed early next year, officials say

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QNS

NYC tap water may taste slightly different as repair on major water supply system starts

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QNS

Completion of $139M infrastructure project in College Point brings 14 miles of upgraded water mains and sewers

columbia street concrete recycling facility

Brooklyn Paper

Pols call on DOT to crack down on dust, noise at Columbia Street concrete facility

trees

Bronx Times

Bronx leaders rally for more trees in fight against urban heat and health disparities

Piles of trash on the West Side.

Volunteers needed for star-studded Great Broadway Sweep cleanups during Climate Week NYC

Posted on September 18, 2024

delivery truck nyc microhub

Brooklyn Paper

City advances plans for delivery ‘microhubs’ to reduce truck traffic, pollution in Brooklyn and Manhattan

energy

QNS

Rep. Meng propels clean energy with $3.8 million for offshore wind jobs

Bronz Zoo Night

Bronx Times

Yankees holding ‘Bronx Zoo Night’ on Sept. 27

Raccoon

LI Press

Officials: Raccoon, Feral Cat on Long Island Test Positive For Rabies

Bronx Times

Rep. Torres accuses utility company Con Edison of price gouging, says Bronx residents pay highest rates in NYC

Beaches closed sign on Rockaway Beach

Health

Queens and Brooklyn beaches closed again on Monday thanks to Hurricane Ernesto

Posted on August 19, 2024

Beaches closed sign on Rockaway Beach

Health

Queens and Brooklyn beaches closed this weekend to swimmers thanks to Hurricane Ernesto

Posted on August 17, 2024

million

QNS

Lawmakers Meng, AOC, Meeks and Schumer secure $190 million to address destructive flooding in Queens

Migrants from across the Big Apple led a Lower Manhattan speakout Tuesday morning to raise awareness for climate change and the people it continues to displace.

Lower Manhattan

Migrants speak out in Lower Manhattan during climate change rally, demand fossil fuel divestment

Posted on August 13, 2024

oyster reef being built in NYC with trees in the backghround

Brooklyn

EXCLUSIVE | Massive new oyster reef in Brooklyn is a ‘shore’ thing to help clean Jamaica Bay waters

Posted on August 13, 2024

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

Mandatory composting in NYC is coming. Here’s how you can get a free bin.

Posted on August 12, 2024

A rending of the + Pool on the East River.

Manhattan’s Pier 35 chosen as location for long-awaited plus-shaped East River swimming pool

Posted on August 7, 2024

Pelham Parkway resident Sarah Fecht (right) rallied with other advocates for Gov. Hochul to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act, which would require oil companies to pay towards climate change mitigation efforts.

Bronx Times

Bronx advocates join rally urging Gov. Hochul to sign Climate Change Superfund Act

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at at a microphone campaigning

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly admits to dumping dead bear cub in Central Park 10 years ago

Posted on August 5, 2024

DKN ready mix in greenpoint

Brooklyn Paper

Greenpoint residents say DKN Ready Mix concrete facility has brought dust, noise, and health concerns

compost distribution

Brooklyn Paper

City to open free compost distribution center in Greenpoint

Meteor in the sky

Boom goes the meteor? NYC sees space rock disintegrate over Midtown, mysterious sound rattle boroughs

Posted on July 16, 2024

campaign

QNS

Campaign launches to enroll NYC affordable housing residents, including Baisley Park Gardens in Jamaica, in community solar

Yellow school buses sit outside PS K140 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn in 2022.

School bus companies must stop idling vehicles, electrify fleets under settlement with AG James

Posted on July 8, 2024

Medina SLF

QNS

Its Spotted Lanternfly season in NYC; stomp, swat and spray to protect plant life

TV

No shield required: ‘Captain America’ star Anthony Mackie’s own super power is swimming with sharks

Posted on July 4, 2024

queens

QNS

Queens Council Members introduces new legislation to create the Office of Quality of Life in NYC

Beach in Rockaways where two teens went missing due to rip tide

Disappearance of boys off Rockaways serves as grim reminder of rip tide danger

Posted on June 22, 2024

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‘Vital Parks’ plan aims to invest $3.2 billion in NYC parks upkeep

Posted on June 21, 2024

Deeside supergrid

QNS

National Grid Shares energy efficiency tips to help beat the Summertime heat

What could make a baby bison white?

Posted on June 15, 2024

Rendering of the final facility.

Staten Island to add offshore wind staging port, an effort to fight the climate change crisis

Posted on June 13, 2024

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Bronx Times

NYC Parks plants most trees since 2018, with emphasis on city’s hottest neighborhoods

A flamingo in Georgica Pond, East Hampton

Dan’s Papers

Rare Sighting of American Flamingo Made in East Hampton

Mayor Adams announces summer weather prep program

Health

Summer weather: Mayor Adams rolls out new preparations for extreme heat, poor air quality

Posted on May 30, 2024

Politics

State court revives suit to overturn Local Law 97 on appeal, potentially imperiling landmark climate law

Posted on May 28, 2024

bill

QNS

Queens Council Member proposes a new bill to have NYC DOT and Parks team-up for tree care

sheep

They’re baaaaack: Flock of sheep return to Governors Island to munch on invasive plant life

Posted on May 17, 2024

seal on beach in new york wildlife

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn gone wildlife: Warmer weather brings birds, whales, and much more back to Kings County

Huge solar storm doesn’t disrupt power or communications – but creates quite a light show (outside of NYC)

Posted on May 11, 2024

sei whale

Brooklyn Paper

Endangered sei whale dies near Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in possible ship strike

City officials and others cut the ribbon on the six new EV charging ports at the Bronx Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in Hunts Point.

Bronx Times

Hunts Point receives six electric vehicle chargers in citywide push for green transportation

The crowd at Forest Hills Stadium

Queens

Forest Hills Stadium makes changes to keep noise down following concerts

Posted on May 6, 2024

Coastal construction in Battery Park

Major Battery Park construction project underway to protect southern tip of Manhattan from climate change

Posted on May 6, 2024

sheep

QNS

Sheep Shearing Festival returns for its 13th year at Queens County Farm Museum

Atlas (left) and Reed (right)

Scoop the poop! How a City Council bill aims to make dog-waste bags available for free to New York dog owners

Posted on May 1, 2024

More from around NYC

roads to success

CM Riley, Roads to Success and AIMHIGH sponsoring 40 Bronx youths to attend financial empowerment conference

Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers was the first African-American to play in the major leagues.

Jackie Robinson’s ties to Queens go beyond the parkway bearing his name: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

NY: A Night at Niblo’s Garden – Green-Wood Cemetery

Green-Wood Cemetery honors William Niblo with sold-out Victorian spectacle

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens at a Make Oklahoma Healthy Again kickoff event at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. June 26, 2025.

RFK abruptly cancels meeting of task force responsible for determining preventive services