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New York City Begins Its Climate Change Reckoning on the Lower East Side, the Hard Way

The city redesigned much of a $1.5 billion floodwall project along the East River without any community input, shattering trust. Now, New York is pursuing similar climate resiliency projects in Manhattan that Mayor Eric Adams calls “complex, novel and unparalleled compared to any other American city.”

By Delaney Dryfoos

Across New York, a Fleet of Sensor-Equipped Vehicles Tracks an Array of Key Pollutants

By Myriam Vidal

Rediscovered Reports From 19th-Century Environmental Volunteers Advance the Research of Today’s Citizen Scientists in New York

By Rachel Rodriguez

When it Comes to Reducing New York City Emissions, CUNY Flunks the Test

By James Pothen

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

By Hannah Loss

New York Is Facing a Pandemic-Fueled Home Energy Crisis, With No End in Sight

By Quratulain Tejani

New York’s Right to ‘a Healthful Environment’ Could Be Bad News for Fossil Fuel Interests

By Kristoffer Tigue

New York’s ‘Deliveristas’ Are at the Forefront of Cities’ Sustainable Transportation Shake-up

By Delger Erdenesanaa

What Will Kathy Hochul Do for New York Climate Policy? More Than Cuomo, Activists Hope

By Kristoffer Tigue

Inside Clean Energy: Which State Will Be the First to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings?

By Dan Gearino

Charting a Course to Shrink the Heat Gap Between New York City Neighborhoods

By Delger Erdenesanaa

Eric Adams Said Next to Nothing About Climate Change During New York’s Recent Mayoral Primary

By Delger Erdenesanaa

New York Embarks on a Massive Climate Resiliency Project to Protect Manhattan’s Lower East Side From Sea Level Rise

By Brahmjot Kaur

New York City Has Ambitious Climate Goals. The Next Mayor Will Determine Whether the City Follows Through

By Delger Erdenesanaa

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

Inside Clean Energy: Indian Point Nuclear Plant Reaches a Contentious End

By Dan Gearino

Is Trump Holding Congestion Pricing in New York City Hostage?

By Ilana Cohen

California Farmers Work to Create a Climate Change Buffer for Migratory Water Birds

By Liza Gross

New York and New England Need More Clean Energy. Is Hydropower From Canada the Best Way to Get it?

By Ilana Cohen