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digester eggs at newtown creek wastewater treatment plant

Brooklyn Paper

National Grid’s ‘first of its kind’ fuel project at Newtown Creek treatment plant draws ire over cost, delays and malfunctions

Who freed Flaco? One year later, eagle-owl’s escape from Central Park Zoo remains a mystery

Posted on February 1, 2024

New York train station under water due to climate change

Waterfront New York train stations could be underwater even on sunny days by 2050s thanks to climate change

Posted on January 31, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

City to invest $100M in new Climate Innovation Hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal

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Weather

NYC snowless streak hits 700 days after brief snow ‘squall’ doesn’t accumulate

Posted on January 14, 2024

New Yorkers walk amid dreary winter storm, snowless streak

SNOWLESS IN THE CITY: NYC’s nearly two-year streak continues after weekend storm proves more wet than wintry

Posted on January 7, 2024

New Yorkers fall during wet snow period in evening winter storm

WEATHER ALERT: Winter storm that could finally snap NYC’s two-year snowless streak set to arrive this afternoon

Posted on January 6, 2024

‘You are the father!’ Maury Povich declares to Denver Zoo orangutan

Posted on December 25, 2023

man chipping tree at mulchfest

Brooklyn Paper

Cedar later! Say goodbye to your old Christmas trees at Mulchfest 2023

Commuters drive the Cross Bronx Expressway on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.

Bronx Times

Feds announce $150 million for new bus, pedestrian and cyclist lanes on the Cross Bronx

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Pets

Meet Governors Island’s newest working dogs who will keep geese at bay

Posted on December 19, 2023

Politics

Local Law 97: Environmentalists split as Adams admin rolls out finalized rules for landmark climate law

Posted on December 18, 2023

Flooded street during storm in Brooklyn

WEATHER ALERT: Big coastal storm set to dump lots of rain and heavy wind around NYC

Posted on December 17, 2023

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QNS

Queens council member warns of overflowing trash cans at city parks due to Mayor’s budget cuts

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QNS

Op-ed: The better path to environmental sustainability for co-op, condo owners

US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction

Posted on November 30, 2023

lawmakers in front of amazon e-commerce warehouse in red hook

Brooklyn Paper

Lawmakers say influx of e-commerce warehouses has spiked greenhouse gas emissions in Red Hook, urge regulation

A population of hard-to-eradicate ‘super pigs’ in Canada is threatening to invade the US

Posted on November 23, 2023

UBS Arena Islanders Shoresy Fall Classic

UBS Arena unveils new sustainability agenda to enhance Long Island, Queens border for 2nd anniversary

Posted on November 21, 2023

newtown creek with bridge

Brooklyn Paper

Oil slicks and ‘black mayonnaise’: 45 years after historic oil spill, Newtown Creek is still recovering

Weather

Last 12 months on Earth were the hottest ever recorded, analysis finds

Posted on November 10, 2023

Lindera benzoin or spicebush yellow plant at spring

Bronx Times

Will the Bronx-nominated Spicebush become NYC’s official wildflower? There’s only days left to cast your vote.

NY: Smash Pumpkins for Compost at Hudson River Park

Smashing Pumpkins: Pumpkin Smash at Hudson River Park brings post-Halloween fun

Posted on November 5, 2023

Two snow leopard cubs at the Bronx Zoo.

Bronx

SEE IT: Snow leopard cubs make their debut at Bronx Zoo

Posted on November 3, 2023

rat czar

QNS

NYC’s Rat Czar visits Ridgewood to help residents tackle the pesky rodents

How extreme weather in the US may have affected the pumpkins you picked this year for Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2023

Communities can’t recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?

Posted on October 20, 2023

Bicyclist on greenway in New York City

Politics

Op-ed | Investing in clean, green public space for all New Yorkers

Posted on October 17, 2023

Mayor Adams at Parks opening on Staten Island

Politics

Public park and wildlife sanctuary comes to Staten Island’s Freshkills, formerly the world’s largest landfill

Posted on October 15, 2023

Brannan sewer modernization

Brooklyn Paper

Brannan locks in millions for Dyker Heights sewer reconstruction

queens

QNS

Eastern Queens Greenway project connecting local parks gets $6 million in City Council funding

Queens

In New York City, scuba divers’ passion for the sport becomes a mission to collect undersea litter

Posted on October 2, 2023

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

Brooklyn

Curbside compost collection starting in Brooklyn on Monday

Posted on October 1, 2023

Heavy rain and flooding in Brooklyn

NYC FLOODING | Astonishing rainfall totals reported across city amid record-setting deluge

Posted on September 30, 2023

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Politics

NYC FLOODING | Mayor Adams defends speed of admin’s response to torrential rain, flash floods across city

Posted on September 29, 2023

Worker deals with flooding conditions in Manhattan during storm

NYC FLOODING | Recent history of major rainstorms that wrought damage across the Five Boroughs

Posted on September 29, 2023

Queens City Council Member Linda Lee.

New Council bill would delay Local Law 97 penalties on thousands of condos and co-ops for a decade

Posted on September 29, 2023

People running through tropical storm

Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall in Carolinas, but threatens to wash out weekend in New York

Posted on September 23, 2023

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QNS

NYC Parks receives nearly $10 million in funding to restore, update Forest Park

Astoria

QNS

Governor announces start of construction on Astoria converter station for Champlain Hudson Power Express

Climate activists block the entrance to the Federal Reserve during the protest

Climate protest outside Federal Reserve leads to mass arrests

Posted on September 19, 2023

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Midtown Manhattan

Taking to the streets: Thousands of climate protesters march to end fossil fuels in Midtown

Posted on September 17, 2023

Will climate change steer more hurricanes toward New England? Scientists think so

Posted on September 16, 2023

coast

QNS

Hurricane Lee’s impacts put parts of Queens coast under flooding advisory

The New York City skyline.

Landlords could get two-year break on Local Law 97 penalties if they demonstrate ‘good faith’ effort to decarbonize

Posted on September 12, 2023

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Politics

City Planning Commission approves Adams’ zoning overhaul for climate sustainability

Posted on September 11, 2023

Aftershock rattles Morocco as rescuers seek survivors from the earthquake that killed over 2,000

Posted on September 10, 2023

Devastating Morocco earthquake kills at least 1,000 people, levels historic buildings in Marrakech

Posted on September 9, 2023

More from around NYC

bronx

Former Bronx Assembly District leader and Board of Elections employee gets two years in federal prison for extortion and bribery

fountain

Fountain of the Fairs in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on the fritz, awaiting repairs

Shine Movement Pilates

Shine Movement Pilates brings health and confidence to Williamsburg

A club room at Ridgewood nightclub Earthly Delights, which is transitioning to a private event-only venue before ultimately closing on Nov. 30.

Ridgewood nightclub Earthy Delights celebrates one-year anniversary amid looming closure