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Why New York City Is Spending Millions on ‘Bluebelts’

The man-made wetlands and ponds can help prevent flooding in homes and buildings, and return cleaner water to the ocean. 

By Lauren Dalban

Navigating the Troubled Waters of Newtown Creek Means an Environmental Cleanup in Brooklyn and Queens That Will Cost At Least $3.3 Billion

By Jordan Gass-Pooré

Part of the New York City Park Experience: Joining the War on Invasives

By Naaja Flowers

Developers See Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal as an Alluring New Waterfront. But for Years, It Stunk

By Jordan Gass-Pooré

On Meeker Avenue in Brooklyn, How Environmental Activism Plays Out in the Neighborhood

By Jordan Gass-Pooré

Keeping Stormwater at Bay: a Brooklyn Green Roof Offers a Look at a Climate Resilient Future

By Lauren Dalban

As New York’s Offshore Wind Work Begins, an Environmental Justice Community Is Waiting to See the Benefits

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Why New York’s Curbside Composting Program Will Yield Hardly Any Compost

By Jake Bolster

A ‘Living Shoreline’ Takes Root in New York’s Jamaica Bay

By Hannah Loss

A Just Transition? On Brooklyn’s Waterfront, Oil Companies and Community Activists Join Together to Create an Offshore Wind Project—and Jobs

By Nicholas Kusnetz