Environment

How to Prep NYC for the Next Smoke Apocalypse?

Sept. 28, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 27, 2023, 6:48 p.m.

With bills to set emergency protocols and clear public information, Councilmember Lincoln Restler offers a playbook for the next time an orange haze engulfs the city.

Climate Change

Building Owners Could Get Two More Years to Comply with Impending Climate Law

Sept. 12, 2023, 5:53 p.m.Sept. 12, 2023, 5:53 p.m.

Under new proposed rules to Local Law 97, buildings that show a good faith effort to meet carbon caps could get a reprieve. But some backers of the law say the delay isn’t warranted.

Environment

Last Businesses Exit From Queens Superfund Site

Sept. 6, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 6, 2023, 1:22 p.m.

An auto repair shop’s departure this week will allow the EPA to begin cleaning up radiological contamination that’s been sitting for decades at the Wolff-Alport Chemical Company site in Ridgewood.

Environment

As NYC Expands Food Scrap Collection, Local Composting Businesses Seek New Clients

Aug. 30, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 30, 2023, 8:11 p.m.

Many of the small composters that had stepped in to provide New Yorkers options during the pandemic are pivoting to collecting commercial organic waste.

Con Edison

Solar Customers Say Con Ed Still Not Crediting Them for Power Generated

Aug. 29, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 28, 2023, 9:13 p.m.

More than a year after the electric utility promised to pay renewable energy subscribers for overdue credits, thousands of customers are not getting what is owed.

How to New York

What the Landmark Climate Ruling in Montana Means for New York

Aug. 15, 2023, 7:04 p.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 12:45 p.m.

New York also has a ‘green amendment’ enshrined in its constitution, and the decision in Big Sky Country could affect how it is applied.

The Bronx

Plan to Resurface a Brook Buried in the Bronx Moves Forward — but the MTA Could Still Derail It

Aug. 15, 2023, 5:01 a.m.Aug. 15, 2023, 2:04 p.m.

A green vision decades in the making received design approval, but land pivotal to construction is needed from the MTA.

The Open Newsroom

Open Newsroom: Preparing for Climate Change and Extreme Weather in NYC

Aug. 9, 2023, 5:29 p.m.Aug. 9, 2023, 5:29 p.m.

Last week THE CITY held an Open Newsroom event at Queens Public Library to discuss the effects of climate change in the city and what New Yorkers can do about them.