NYC Could Move Step Closer to Universal, Mandatory Composting
The brown heap of food scraps, leaves and twigs in Susannah Laskaris’ Flatbush backyard teems with pink worms and black...
SAMANTHA MALDONADO
Ida Fund for Excluded Flood Victims Re-Opens After Doling Small Slice of $27M
The state’s Hurricane Ida relief fund for undocumented immigrants and others ineligible for federal aid has reopened, THE CITY has...
Oven Pilot Gives NYCHA Residents Induction Stoves for Air-Quality Project
The food was familiar at a Mott Haven cooking class on Friday: baked chicken, rice with pigeon peas and spaghetti...
Nearly Half of NYC Buildings Fail to Make the Green Grade
New York buildings are slowly becoming more energy efficient — but with nearly half earning Ds or Fs on city...
Hochul Pulls Plug On Queens Gas-Fueled Electrical Power Plant Overhaul
The Hochul administration on Wednesday killed a proposed fracked-gas-fueled power plant in Queens — offering environmentalists hope they’re dealing with...
City Eyes New Push to Buy Out Flood-Prone Houses as Climate Change Hits Home
When Patricia Snyder’s oceanside bungalow was demolished, relief washed over her like a wave. The then-resident of Oakwood Beach, Staten...
Lights Out Feared for NYC New Community Solar Projects as State Credits Fade
New York is primed to soak up the sun, but the city’s ability to hit its solar-power targets could be...
Landmark NYC Climate Change Hazard Plan Bill Set for Approval After Ida ‘Wake-up Call’
New York City could soon get a wide-ranging, first-of-its-kind plan to protect and prepare all five boroughs for the effects...
Hochul Shows Shades of Green, Offering Hope She’ll Kill Queens Fossil Fuel Plant
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s support of two new electricity transmission lines to bring clean energy into the city is giving some...
Brooklyn Residents File Civil Rights Complaint Seeking to Pause Gas Pipeline
Opponents of a gas pipeline snaking its way through Brooklyn are formally alleging its location, approval and operation discriminate against...
