Game of Gardens: Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest enters final round
Officials discreetly roamed the streets of Brooklyn on Tuesday morning, green clipboards...
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Massive wind power deal expected to bring money, jobs to Brooklyn
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the largest offshore wind agreement in U.S...
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City begins fining businesses for using single-use foam products
Just months after banning plastic bags, New York City has begun to...
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The ban on plastic bags is coming. Does it go far enough?
When New York became the third state in the country to ban...
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Protesters promise escalating action to combat climate policy
A newly-formed Park Slope climate advocacy group marched through Prospect Park...
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State doubles down on efforts to create more green roofs
State legislators have voted to increase tax breaks for building owners who...
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How one urban farm is breaking down barriers to healthy food
For over a decade during the Great Recession, Linda Goode Bryant gathered...
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Horse manure from Prospect Park transformed into gold for gardeners
Many Brooklynites don’t know that an adult horse produces close to...
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The guardians of the Gowanus
When Owen Foote founded the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club in 1999, the...
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