Environment

Work

New York Urges Employers to Help Workers Through Extreme Heat

Aug. 12, 2024, 1:24 p.m.Dec. 19, 2024, 1:42 p.m.

Following reporting by THE CITY showing injuries are more likely at high temperatures, new guidance from the state Department of Labor recommends hydration, paid rest time, sunscreen and more.

The Alexandria Center for Life Science sits near the East River.

Climate Change

Kips Bay Science Campus Sues City for ‘Fraudulent Scheme’ Behind Floodwall

Aug. 8, 2024, 5:30 p.m.Aug. 8, 2024, 6:58 p.m.

The company behind the research hub says the city promised it would cover the cost of a floodwall, only to leave them holding the bag — and the area without a crucial buffer against storms

Solar s sat on a roof at the Sendero Verde affordable housing development in Harlem.

Climate Change

New York on Track to Exceed Its Solar Targets as Other Climate Goals Slip

Aug. 7, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 7, 2024, 12:58 p.m.

Rebates, credits and other incentives are driving lots of solar power in the Empire State.

NYCHA workers installed pipes in the ground to try and divert steam from entering a Jacob Riis Houses building.

Environment

Cancer-Causing Chemicals Still Lurk Under NYCHA’s Jacob Riis Houses, 19 Years After Detection

Aug. 5, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 4, 2024, 8:50 a.m.

A plan to clean up the contaminated soil was finally proposed by Con Ed four years ago, but not one cubic yard of dirt has been removed since.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Infrastructure Law funding that will replace the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel.

Transportation

Biden Leaves Billion-Dollar Infrastructure Legacy to New York City

July 23, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 23, 2024, 9:58 a.m.

Electric vehicles, clean-energy schools, green ports, a new Hudson River rail tunnel and the QueensWay park are just some of the advances made possible by the president’s signature federal investment program.

A Parks Department planted a new tree on the Upper East Side, Sept. 26, 2022.

Environment

A Look at Tree Growth in New York as City Pines for Cooler Streets

July 17, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 16, 2024, 7:01 p.m.

Some of the neighborhoods with the best tree growth are ones that need them most, according to a new study.

Yazmeen Abdel works to construct a floating garden on Governors Island as part of the RETI Center's project to bring marshland back to New York City.

Environment

Seaweed Farming and Wetlands in a Box: How Governors Island Has Become a Climate Lab

July 12, 2024, 4:59 a.m.July 11, 2024, 9:14 p.m.

Entrepreneurs are testing ideas and products that aim to advance solutions to the climate crisis, which you can see in action this weekend.

Climate Change

New York Unlikely to Hit 2030 Climate Goals, State Report Concedes

July 8, 2024, 6:49 p.m.July 9, 2024, 9:46 a.m.

Getting to 70% electricity from renewables by 2030 looks shaky, as global economic factors and rising energy demand imperil ambitious targets.

How to New York

What to Do When Your Apartment Is Too Hot

June 17, 2024, 1:12 p.m.June 17, 2024, 2:32 p.m.

There is no legal right for air conditioning in New York City as there is with heat in the winter. Still, you can push your landlord to fix your AC — or find a public cooling center.

Volunteers Sabine Frid-Bernards, Janie Dumbleton and Caroline Boykin count horseshoe crabs along the Broad Channel waterfront.

Summer & THE CITY

Mating By Moonlight: Horseshoe Crab Counting with New York’s Citizen Scientists

May 29, 2024, 12:59 p.m.May 28, 2024, 5:36 p.m.

The high-tide census of the prehistoric horseshoe crab is timed to their annual visits to the city to lay eggs on its shores. Fans of the blue-blooded arthropods will celebrate them at a festival in Jamaica Bay on June 8.

Environment

New York Urges Employers to Help Workers Through Extreme Heat

Kips Bay Science Campus Sues City for ‘Fraudulent Scheme’ Behind Floodwall

New York on Track to Exceed Its Solar Targets as Other Climate Goals Slip

Cancer-Causing Chemicals Still Lurk Under NYCHA’s Jacob Riis Houses, 19 Years After Detection

Biden Leaves Billion-Dollar Infrastructure Legacy to New York City

A Look at Tree Growth in New York as City Pines for Cooler Streets

Seaweed Farming and Wetlands in a Box: How Governors Island Has Become a Climate Lab

New York Unlikely to Hit 2030 Climate Goals, State Report Concedes

What to Do When Your Apartment Is Too Hot

Mating By Moonlight: Horseshoe Crab Counting with New York’s Citizen Scientists

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