22 states sue New York, claim environmental fund is unconstitutional
February 7, 2025
The states contend that a new law forcing a group of major energy producers to pay $75 billion is unconstitutional.
The states contend that a new law forcing a group of major energy producers to pay $75 billion is unconstitutional.
A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK Saturday morning sickened six people on Kings Highway near Avenue J in Flatlands.
FDNY RESPONDED LATE Sunday, Jan. 11, to a carbon monoxide leak inside a home on West 6th Street that sent eight people to the hospital.
Smoke from two manholes triggered a carbon monoxide scare for Kensington residents, prompting firefighters to evacuate a building Thursday.
The NY Heat Act would save New Yorkers an average of $1,632 a year while helping transition the state to emissions-free heat.
New York lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would expand the state’s existing fracking ban by blocking natural gas drilling companies from using an extraction method
Natural gas drilling companies would be banned in New York from using an extraction method that involves injecting large amounts of liquified carbon dioxide deep
The Big Apple may soon be greener. Department of City Planning (DCP) Director and City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair Dan Garodnick this week celebrated the City Planning Commission’s vote in
They’re noisy, they’re smelly and they expose thousands of kids, residents and visitors to toxic fumes every day. Residents in Councilmember Lincoln Restler’s district (DUMBO, Greenpoint, Brooklyn Heights) have complained
From the outside, the residential high-rise on Manhattan’s Upper West Side looks pretty much like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a spacious lobby adorned with tapestry
SUNSET PARK — Industry City, the 35-acre innovation hub on the Brooklyn waterfront, recently announced that Aanika Biosciences, a biotech firm on a mission to make the global food chain
This article was originally published on Dec 1 5:00am EST by THE CITY. With just over a year before New York City’s climate law targeting buildings goes into effect, property
Replacing petroleum fuels with electricity is crucial for curbing climate change because it cuts carbon dioxide emissions from transportation – the largest source of U.S. global warming emissions and a
The sweeping climate, energy and health care bill expected to go to a vote in the U.S. House on Friday contains about US$370 billion to foster clean energy development and combat climate
Adams holds annual menorah lighting at Borough Hall Borough President Eric Adams on Thursday held his annual menorah lighting at Brooklyn Borough Hall to mark the beginning of Chanukah, the Jewish
This story was originally published on Dec. 1 by THE CITY. Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. New York City’s
Several local activists are asking the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to invest in port infrastructure improvements to make Sunset Park’s industrial waterfront into an offshore
A major phase of a project to improve traffic flow from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to the eastbound, or northbound, Gowanus Expressway is on track to finish this month, two months ahead of
A sail-powered schooner, accompanied by a solar-powered boat, visited Brooklyn on Friday to unload cargo for local businesses. Representing a model of sustainable transit, the schooner Apollonia began its journey in
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative on Monday announced the launch of a comprehensive user study of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway that will measure the mobility, environmental, economic, health, and social impacts of
The federal government should invest money into cultured meat research. For those unaware, cultured meat is grown from cells, without slaughtering animals. It will benefit human health, the environment, and
Earth Day 2020 marks yet another day of uncertainty and hardship for humanity amidst COVID-19. While cities and nations around the world scrounge for healthcare resources, pass urgent legislation to
With an eye on global warming and carbon emissions, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order on Thursday to end the city’s purchase of single-use plastic items. The city
National Grid is urging all New Yorkers to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors when they change their clocks for Daylight Saving Time, which goes into effect
A 44-year-old man was found dead in the driver’s seat of his snowed-in car on Monday, January 25, according to cops. Police discovered Angel Ginel’s body — unconscious and unresponsive — in the
The New York City Council unanimously passed a bill that pushes for an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The effort will require more trees be planted,
The New York City Council unanimously passed a bill that pushes for an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The effort will require more trees be planted,
New York City taxpayers will be paying $72 million to build a new hydroelectric power plant along the Cannonsville Reservoir – 120 miles northwest of the city, in Delaware County
New York City taxpayers will be paying $72 million to build a new hydroelectric power plant along the Cannonsville Reservoir – 120 miles northwest of the city, in Delaware County
Public and private buildings will go green by 2050, according to a plan by Mayor Bill de Blasio, which aims to see an 80 percent cut in the city’s greenhouse
Public and private buildings will go green by 2050, according to a plan by Mayor Bill de Blasio, which aims to see an 80 percent cut in the city’s greenhouse
Climate change is a serious issue that adversely affects communities across the globe. We need to reduce greenhouse gases and other waste products that are seriously polluting our environment and