Environment Archives – Politics NY

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Mayor Adams announces newly created Mayor’s Office of Urban Agriculture

By Isabel Song Beer

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New ambitious renewable energy projects aims to power 600,000 New York homes with clean energy

By Isabel Song Beer

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Brooklyn

‘A threat to our livelihoods:’ Ahead of National Grid hearings, BK pols urge action against new gas vaporizers

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Dan’s Power Women of the East End: Lynn Arthur, Peak Power Long Island

By Anna Donch

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Arsenic contamination on Lower East Side: Latest water test results at Riis Houses negative for toxin

By Robert Pozarycki

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Arsenic contamination on Lower East Side: NYC expects water test results soon for Jacob Riis Houses

By Kevin Duggan

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Queens

Queens congresswoman commemorates anniversary of Hurricane Ida, visits homes of Queens victims

By Ethan Marshall

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On one-year anniversary of Ida, Adams unveils new measures to mitigate flooding from future storms

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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NYC sewer designs picked by politicians decades ago worsened floods, sinkholes

By Kevin Duggan

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Most electric vehicles won’t qualify for federal tax credit

By Tom Krisher, AP

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Brooklyn

Too darn hot: East Flatbush tops list of vulnerable nabes in need of Cooling Centers, comptroller says

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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NYCHA to get advanced HVAC system to reduce greenhouse gas

By Stephen Witt

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Mayor Adams and DCAS announce electrical grid expansion

By Isabel Song Beer

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Brooklyn

Hochul signs greenhouse gas reduction bills, updating building codes and allowing thermal energy development

By Ben Brachfeld

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Brooklyn

Restler urges state Climate Action Committee to take drastic action in final plan

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Queens

State approves battery storage project at Astoria Generating Station

By Bill Parry

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Queens

New York seawall study commission legislation approved by Senate and Assembly: Addabbo

By Bill Parry

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Brooklyn

Hard to breathe: Report finds most NYC public schools with worst ventilation woes are in areas lacking green technology

By Isabel Song Beer

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Pols and parks advocates say Adams not sticking to campaign promise to allocate ‘1% of city budget to NYC Parks’

By Robbie Sequeira

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Meteorologists expect another ruinous hurricane season for NYC, eastern seaboard

By Ben Brachfeld

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Lawmakers, activists rally outside National Grid HQ, urging action on climate laws before end of legislative session

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Queens

‘It will save lives’: Queens BP Richards, City Council members announce resolution for climate change legislation

By Ethan Marshall

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Clean Slate Coalition joins New York City pols to pass the Clean Slate Act

By Isabel Song Beer

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Queens

Rockaway Beach councilwoman vows to ‘keep pushing’ for full ocean access amid ongoing resilience construction

By Bill Parry

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Human Rights Campaign announces new executive director

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‘Good riddance to it’: Queens lawmakers critical of Redistricting Commission after its members vote down proposed City Council map

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41st Annual Great Irish Fair to return on Saturday in a brand new location