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Bronx Times

City Island’s 100-year-old water main pipes are upgraded as $34 million project reaches completion

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Politics

Mayor Adams and DCAS announce electrical grid expansion

Posted on July 20, 2022

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Bronx Times

Viral Morris Park sinkhole leads to loss of water services during heat wave amid growing climate concerns and challenges

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Queens

Single-day tickets on sale for The Big Climate Thing at Forest Hills Stadium

Posted on July 15, 2022

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Hochul announces charging discount program for New York’s electric car drivers

Posted on July 14, 2022

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QNS

PSEG Long Island begins storm hardening work of Far Rockaway electrical infrastructure

NASA’s new telescope shows star death, dancing galaxies

Posted on July 12, 2022

More sharks seen off Long Island

Health

Long Island seeing more sharks; experts say it’s a good sign

Posted on July 11, 2022

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Op-Ed | Governor Hochul just signed a critical climate bill that you haven’t heard about

Posted on July 6, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Hochul signs greenhouse gas reduction bills, updating building codes and allowing thermal energy development

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New York officials rule against bitcoin-mining power plant

Posted on July 1, 2022

Biden, East Coast governors team up to boost offshore wind energy

Posted on June 23, 2022

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PoliticsNY

NY Lawmakers on the Move, June 23, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Exhibit exploring NYC’s history of sanitation on display at Floyd Bennett Field

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Find out where you can donate, recycle, or dispose of your items with the DSNY search tool, How To Get Rid Of

Posted on June 20, 2022

World

Shaky oasis for some polar bears found, but not for species

Posted on June 17, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Green Girls’ gives Brooklyn students chance to explore nature and a future in STEM

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Green city: Labor unions gather in Tribeca call for bold climate action

Posted on June 8, 2022

Biden waives solar panel tariffs, seeks to boost production

Posted on June 6, 2022

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Hard to breathe: Report finds most NYC public schools with worst ventilation woes are in areas lacking green technology

Posted on June 1, 2022

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Flock of sheep to return to Governors Island to assist in eliminating invasive plant life

Posted on June 1, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Contentious Coney Island Creek ferry project on pause as EDC fast-tracks oceanside study

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These are the best places to enjoy nature in New York City

Posted on May 29, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Dozens of new bioswales installed in flood-prone Brooklyn nabes

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Brooklyn Paper

Meteorologists expect another ruinous hurricane season for NYC, eastern seaboard

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Brooklyn Paper

Lawmakers, activists rally outside National Grid HQ, urging action on climate laws before end of legislative session

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Bronx Times

As NYC rebuilds its waterfronts, access for Bronx residents remains inequitable: report

New York City

Clean Slate Coalition joins New York City pols to pass the Clean Slate Act

Posted on May 19, 2022

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Con Edison provides update on New York City’s move towards clean energy

Posted on May 19, 2022

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QNS

Queens councilwoman calls out government agencies for backtracking on beach closures

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East Village parade celebrates community gardens on the grow

Posted on May 18, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

AG James sues Brooklyn school bus operator Jofaz for persistent violations of anti-idling law

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PoliticsNY

NY Lawmakers on the Move, May 11, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Jeffries secures $800K in fed funds to prevent flooding in Canarsie

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Op-Ed | Good energy policy protects good union jobs

Posted on May 4, 2022

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QNS

NYS approves contract for transmission line to Astoria that will bring clean, affordable energy to NYC

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Brooklyn

Future of New York City power focus of Schneps Media’s New York Energy Conference

Posted on April 29, 2022

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Manhattan’s Arcadia Earth to add new HoloLens experience to the immersive museum

Posted on April 29, 2022

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Op-Ed | There is a better way

Posted on April 27, 2022

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QNS

‘More and more flooding’: Hamilton Beach civic leader shines spotlight on climate change challenges in borough’s coastal communities

On this Earth Day, a rainbow appeared at the fountain.

The Village celebrates Earth Day and weekend

Posted on April 26, 2022

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PoliticsNY

On Earth Day, Mayor still noncommittal on fully funding building efficiency law

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Bronx Times

EARTH DAY | America’s open spaces are vanishing; NY has lost 344 square miles since 2002: report

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Health

Hochul unveils clean energy OMNY buses for Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2022

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Recycle your unwanted laptops in Brooklyn for Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2022

NYC reservoir releases raise worries about stormier future

Posted on April 21, 2022

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Politics

Being ‘bold enough to face the future’: Adams, Hochul and former President Clinton laud Empire State Building’s new green tech

Posted on April 21, 2022

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Brooklyn

National Geographic partners with local artist for Earth Day mural in Brooklyn

Posted on April 21, 2022

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Bronx man sentenced to 20 years for fatal strangling of girlfriend during 2023 domestic dispute

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May races in Queens: JFK Airport 5K, Forest Park trail classic and a Queensborough 5K

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Temporary Carroll Gardens Library to open in ‘underutilized’ Community Board 6 office space this summer

Councilmember Erik Bottcher and more than a dozen other elected officials from Manhattan signed a letter blasting "ongoing dysfunction" at Community Education Council District 2.

Community Education Council accused of obstructing votes on trans resolutions