After plastic bag ban, activists turn attention to bottles
Less than a month after plastic bags were banned in New York...
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Low-income neighborhoods are most vulnerable to climate change, activists say
Six-and-a-half years after Superstorm Sandy devastated New York City...
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Divesting from fossil fuels will pay off in long run, NYC comptroller says
City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s plan to divest city pension funds...
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Brooklynites remove 2,000 pounds of trash, mostly plastic, along Newtown Creek
From Brooklyn to the Adirondacks, thousands of volunteers set out along the...
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Buying electric vehicles in New York could get a lot cheaper and easier
New Yorkers are buying electric vehicles at a record pace, and a...
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LISTEN: Gowanus rezoning highlights city’s love for development
The polluted 1.8-mile Gowanus Canal has been subjected to decades...
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Fix the environment before rezoning, Gowanus residents say
Residents, activists and elected officials lambasted the city’s Gowanus rezoning...
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BlueCity: A floating eco-lab planned for the waters off Red Hook
A Brooklyn-based collective is planning to build a floating industrial eco...
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