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New York City’s Forests Are Ailing. New Funding May Get at the Root of the Problem

With ‘Community Reforestation’ grants, the state will pay to plant trees and combat neglect and invasive species in parks across the city.

By Lauren Dalban

A view of Forest Park in Queens, New York City. The Natural Areas Conservancy will partner with the Forest Park Trust to enhance the area. Credit: Lauren Dalban/Inside Climate News
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during the Chesapeake Executive Council meeting on Tuesday at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Credit: Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program

After Missing 2025 Goals, Chesapeake Bay Leaders Agree on Longer Timeline and Tribal Role in Cleanup

By Aman Azhar

A view of apartments in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

How City Leaders in New York Plan to Help Co-Op Buildings Reduce Emissions

By Lauren Dalban

TeraWulf plans to convert a retired coal-fired power plant into a data center on the banks of Cayuga Lake in Lansing, N.Y. Credit: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images

A Data Center Could Be Coming to an Upstate New York Town, and Residents Are Speaking Out

By Lauren Dalban

Climate activists march across the Brooklyn Bridge on Aug. 9 to demand that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul stop the construction of the Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline. Credit: Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

A New York Gas Pipeline Is Closer to Construction, Despite Concerns From Lawmakers, Environmentalists

By Lauren Dalban

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani arrives for a news conference alongside members of his mayoral transition team at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on Wednesday. Credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

New York Climate Advocates Celebrate Mamdani’s Victory, Prepare to Hold Him Accountable

By Carl David Goette-Luciak

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during his election night watch party at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater on Tuesday in New York City. Credit: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani to Face Pressing Climate, Environment Issues

By Lauren Dalban

A view from a new area of Brooklyn’s Bushwick Inlet Park. Across the inlet, the brown MTA facility marks where property firm Gotham Organization wants to build apartments. Credit: Lauren Dalban/Inside Climate News

New York City Needs More Housing. Should it Come With Promises to Protect Green Space?

By Lauren Dalban

Water pools in the front yard of a house in “The Hole” of New York City. A makeshift bridge has been constructed out of wooden planks. Credit: Lauren Dalban/Inside Climate News

New York City Unveils Plan for Flood-Prone Neighborhood Nicknamed ‘The Hole’

By Lauren Dalban

High-voltage transmission lines run along Interstate 5 in the central California community of Buttonwillow. Credit: Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images

Rising Electric Rates Tied to Distribution Spending, Disasters and Some Clean Energy Programs, Study Says

By Blanca Begert

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference at her Manhattan office on Feb. 20 in New York City. Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Federal Actions Make New York’s Energy Future More Uncertain

By Lauren Dalban

Lisa Garcia served as the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 2 administrator during the Biden administration. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

Former EPA Region 2 Administrator Lisa Garcia Considers Environmental Justice With Trump in Power

By Anna Mattson

Environmental activists at a Sept. 9 demonstration against the Northeast Enhancement Supply pipeline on the Raritan Bayshore in Middletown, New Jersey. Credit: Charlie Kratovil

New Jersey Officials Ponder New Permit Requests for the Northeastern Supply Enhancement Pipeline

By Raeanne Raccagno

Irene Weiser, of Fossil Free Tompkins, and other advocates at a state Senate hearing about rising energy bills on September 30. Credit: Colin Kinniburgh (photo)/New York Focus (illustration)

Lawmakers Scrutinize Secretive Process Behind Energy Bill Hikes

By Colin Kinniburgh, New York Focus

People walk along the East River in Brooklyn at sunrise on Aug. 12, as New York City experiences an air quality health advisory. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Urban Heat and Air Pollution May Harm Developing Brains in the Womb, Study Suggests

By Jaylan Sims

A dancer practices Bomba, a traditional Puerto Rican dance, at El Batey Puerto Rican Center on July 31 in Buffalo, N.Y. El Batey has a thriving bomba community. Credit: Finya Swai

Buffalo Tests Its Status as a Climate Refuge

By Finya Swai, Erin Drumm

A thick haze blankets New York City as smoke from Canadian wildfires impacts air quality on August 5. Credit: Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images

‘It’s Never Good!’: A Street-Level Look at New York City’s Air Quality

By Lauren Dalban

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at City Hall on June 26. Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

With a Mayoral Election Coming Up, This Is Where NYC Stands on Climate Action

By Lauren Dalban

The water chestnut, an aquatic invasive species, covers a large portion of Van Cortlandt Park’s large main pond in the Bronx borough of New York City. Credit: Lauren Dalban/Inside Climate News

Mayor Eric Adams’ Unfulfilled Promise for New York City Parks

By Lauren Dalban

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