Environmental advocates urge Jeffries to lean green
About a dozen climate activists held a rally outside the office of...
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Greenpointers say gas fumes are making them sick, and gov’t is stalling
When Mary Cinadr first started smelling gas fumes in her Greenpoint apartment...
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Construction blunder spills 700 gallons of raw sewage in Brooklyn park
A contractor working for the National Park Service punctured a sewer main...
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Feds vow to be Gowanus Canal watchdog as city eyes redevelopment
The federal agency tasked with overseeing the remediation of the Gowanus Canal...
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Farming takes to the rooftops in Sunset Park
Brooklyn Grange, a company that specializes in sustainable living, is bringing a...
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There are 3 active oil spills on Newtown Creek
Three properties along Newtown Creek are actively discharging oil into the waterway...
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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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