Environment Archives – Politics NY

Tricia Shimamura in pink shirt, smiling to the camera

Op-Ed: The Future of Resiliency Lies Below our Feet

By Tricia Shimamura

Brooklyn

Bring back the scrap! Pols demand mayor relaunch curbside organics collection

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It’s Geo-dude: De Blasio wants to expand geothermal heating and cooling in NYC

By Ariama C. Long

Water works: De Blasio doubles down on renewable energy for NYC by 2025

By Ariama C. Long

Brooklyn

Sunset Park pols kick off Earth Week at nabe’s future offshore wind hub

By Jessica Parks

Queens

Mayor comes out against Astoria peaker plant proposal, says it will ‘take us backwards’

By Angélica Acevedo

Queens

‘Maintenance over profits’: Queens residents rally for public power

By Angélica Acevedo

Queens

Elected officials, community advocates urge Cuomo to stop NRG’s Astoria peaker plant proposal

By Angélica Acevedo

Queens

‘Make polluters pay’: Forest Hills High School student activists rally for the Climate and Community Investment Act

By Angélica Acevedo

Brooklyn

Eric Adams unveils plan to increase wind power manufacturing in NYC

By Rose Adams

Exclusive: Council Member Justin Brannan joins the fight to reveal redacted “ESCR Value Engineering Study”

By Dean Moses

Biden kicks off effort to reshape U.S. economy with infrastructure package

By Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters

City Government

Spring cleaning: NYC gives funding boost to Sanitation Department to help NYC sparkle again

By Ariama C. Long

Assemblywoman Fernandez unveils 7-point plan for a greener Bronx

By Bronx Times

Queens

Northeast Queens councilman announces start of $1.45 million Bowne Park Pond renovation project

By Jenna Bagcal

NYC pumping $6 billion in pension funds toward climate change investments

By Robert Pozarycki

CM Cabrera denounces inequity in sanitation workers assigned to the five boroughs

By Jason Cohen

These New York City lawmakers had the best environmental records in 2020

By Robert Pozarycki

Queens

Queens congresswoman joins delegation in opposition of NRG’s Astoria power plant proposal

By Angélica Acevedo

Biaggi joins new nationwide coalition to hold climate polluters accountable

By Bronx Times

Queens

‘An important, historic moment’: Mayor signs Queens councilman’s Renewable Rikers Act into law

By Angélica Acevedo

Wind Energy Comes to Sunset Park, Gov Says

By Ariama C. Long

Brooklyn

Schumer, PA Williams Push Windmill Plan for Sunset Park

By Ariama C. Long 1

Council Member Ben Kallos chatting with two individuals by the waterfront.

Environment Advocates Rally Behind Kallos

By Michael Rock

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