Environment Archives – Politics NY

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Brooklyn

Lawmakers say influx of e-commerce warehouses has spiked greenhouse gas emissions in Red Hook, urge regulation

By Isabel Song Beer

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Op-ed | Investing in clean, green public space for all New Yorkers

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Public park and wildlife sanctuary comes to Staten Island’s Freshkills, formerly the world’s largest landfill

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Brooklyn

Restler proposes legislation to prepare and protect New Yorkers during air quality emergencies

By Isabel Song Beer

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

Brooklyn

Curbside compost collection starting in Brooklyn on Monday

By Ben Brachfeld

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NYC FLOODING | Mayor Adams defends speed of admin’s response to torrential rain, flash floods across city

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Hochul unveils roadmap for New York state schools to transition from gas-powered to electric buses

By Sarah Belle Lin

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Taking to the streets: Thousands of climate protesters march to end fossil fuels in Midtown

By Dean Moses & Gabriele Holtermann

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Landlords could get two-year break on Local Law 97 penalties if they demonstrate ‘good faith’ effort to decarbonize

By Ben Brachfeld

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Housing & Homelessness

City Planning Commission approves Adams’ zoning overhaul for climate sustainability

By Ben Brachfeld

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Judge Prompts Review of Truck Beach Lawyer

By Timothy Bolger

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Plaintiffs Awarded Fees in East Hampton Airport Case

By Timothy Bolger

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NYC Council passes Public Advocate’s bill to incentivize green building projects citywide

By Nelson A. King

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Brooklyn

Cold war! Restler introduces legislation banning ice cream trucks from using fossil fuels

By Isabel Song Beer

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Gillibrand Announces Bill to Address Chemical Contamination

By Evie Brimberg

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Queens

Assembly speaker joins Queens lawmaker on tour of Jamaica Bay in Far Rockaway

By John Schilling

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Proposed 34K-seat cricket stadium in Van Cortlandt Park could face crippling legal, legislative hurdles

By Emily Forgash

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Adams admin urged to finalize rules for landmark building emissions law after month of extreme weather

By Ben Brachfeld

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Queens

Queens lawmakers call on governor to sign bill that would require freight trains to cover waste cargo at New York and Atlantic Railway in Glendale

By Anthony Medina

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Compelled to compost: City Council supermajority passes mandatory food waste bill, likely conflicting with mayor’s voluntary program

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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THE BIG HAZE: Air quality alert for New York remains Thursday as Canadian wildfire smoke won’t go away just yet

By Christian Murray, Dean Moses, Sarah Belle Lin, Ethan Stark-Miller and Robert Pozarycki

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Queens

Queens councilwoman pushes proposal to delay enactment of Local Law 97 at town hall meeting

By Jill Davis

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NYC’s plan for a greener tomorrow for all finally underway

By Lea Tomaswick

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Queens

Environmental advocates join Queens lawmakers in the waters off Rockaway Beach for ‘Tuvalu Challenge’ on Earth Day

By Bill Parry

More from Around New York

An FDNY spokesperson told the Bronx Times that a lithium-ion battery was to blame.

Soundview NYCHA fire caused by e-battery kills one, injures others: FDNY

Queer Nero and Andrés Erickson in "Bad Together."

Q&A: Andrés Erickson and Queer Niro give meaning to friendship in ‘Bad Together’

Environmental

New $28 million Alley Pond Environmental Center unveiled after 17 years in the making

Kid with autism at Birch Family Servoces christmas gift drive

Calling all Brooklyn gift-giving experts: Birch Family Services calls for toy and clothing donations, gift-wrapping volunteers