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NYC Plans for Flood Protection Without Federal Funds

The city is exploring alternate ways to support its $46 billion flood resiliency plan, as the Trump effect makes funding even more precarious.

March 17, 2025

March 17, 2025

NYC Plans for Flood Protection Without Federal Funds

The city is exploring alternate ways to support its $46 billion flood resiliency plan, as the Trump effect makes funding even more precarious.

New York, NY - September 29:

A person walks on a flooded str

February 27, 2025

February 27, 2025

Cities Grapple With Pollution From Surge in Urban Warehouses

Fueled by demand for same-day delivery, facilities heavily trafficked by diesel trucks are moving into densely populated areas.

The E-Commerce Boom Hits Brooklyn's Cobblestone Streets

October 28, 2024

October 28, 2024

Inside NYC’s Playbook for Getting Federal Grant Funds

New York City has won billions under Biden's infrastructure and climate laws. Now it’s sharing strategies with other cities struggling to compete.

Aerials Of New York And New Jersey Infrastructure As Stocks Rally With Gold, Dollar Falls On Fed Rate View

September 17, 2024

September 17, 2024

The Biden Administration Is Fighting Smugglers of a Potent Greenhouse Gas

Since the start of this fiscal year alone, Customs and Border Protection agents have confiscated 211,000 metric tons of planet-warming chemicals.

HFC smuggling

July 10, 2024

July 10, 2024

NYC Pledges to Cut Government Energy Use, Easing Strain on Grid

The city will install meters on government buildings in a bid to reduce consumption by 122 megawatts.

Summer Heat Wave Hits New York

June 20, 2024

June 20, 2024

NYC Takes on Weighty Task: Fixing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

The $5 billion plan is the latest in a parade of proposals to repair, replace or reimagine a deteriorating road that’s bedeviled generations of transportation officials.

NYC Takes on Weighty Task: Fixing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

May 14, 2024

May 14, 2024

New York City Nabs Stretch of Brooklyn Coastline to Redevelop

The city will take control of 120 acres from Brooklyn Bridge Park to Red Hook to develop a neighborhood around a modernized port.

Red Hook Container Terminal - Brooklyn, New York

April 30, 2024

April 30, 2024

NYC Budget Will Consider Climate Impacts of Spending

New York is the first major US city to use climate budgeting, which measures the emissions effect of funding decisions.

US-TRANSPORT-LIFESTYLE

April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024

Heat Pump Makers Woo Contractors in Effort to Spur US Sales

Manufacturers are using free classes and social media to turn contractors into evangelists for energy-efficient heating and cooling.

Heat Pump Installation

March 11, 2024

March 11, 2024

A Living Laboratory for Climate Takes Shape on NYC’s Governors Island

Six new pilot projects will explore climate tech ideas, in a setting intended to foster interaction with the public.

A Living Laboratory for Climate Takes Shape on NYC’s Governors Island

February 20, 2024

February 20, 2024

Green Product Makers Struggle to Sell to US City and State Governments

Cities and states around the country have green goals and huge buying power, but old procurement practices die hard.

Green Product Makers Struggle to Sell to US City and State Governments

September 28, 2023

September 28, 2023

White House Releases $500 Million for National Climate Effort

The new round of funding is focused on modernizing the electric grid, creating climate-resilient jobs and helping communities defend themselves against climate-related hazards.

Florida Starts To Recover As Idalia Soaks US South With Rain

September 20, 2023

September 20, 2023

Biden Creates American Climate Corps for Youth Job Training

The program will hire more than 20,000 people in its first year to learn green job skills like clean energy technologies and wildfire prevention.

President Biden Speaks On The United Auto Workers Strike And Their Ongoing Contract Negotiations With The Big 3 Automakers

October 7, 2022

October 7, 2022

Youth Climate Activist Says US Should Help Poorer Nations to Adapt

Vanessa Nakate of Uganda says US must do more to assist those already suffering the adverse effects of a warming planet.

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December 10, 2021

December 10, 2021

NYC Poised to Ban Gas in New Buildings, Buoying Electrification

Forbidding natural gas hookups in new buildings aims for a greener city

Natural Gas Prices Soar In UK

June 30, 2021

June 30, 2021

White House Sets Red Line Around Climate Goals in Reconciliation

Wind Farm Operations As Biden To Bet Big On $3 Trillion Infrastructure Program

April 7, 2021

April 7, 2021

EPA Justice Shift May Boost Enforcement in Polluted Communities

climate Refinery

April 7, 2021

April 7, 2021

EPA’s New Chief Gets to Work on Climate Goals—and Hiring Scientists

Michael Regan comes into a beleaguered agency with an ambitious agenda that could force change on everything from cars to power plants. And what about a carbon tax?

EPA’s New Chief Gets to Work on Climate Goals—and Hiring Scientists

April 6, 2021

April 6, 2021

EPA Chief Vows Tougher Tailpipe Rules by July, Unwinding Trump’s

Michael Regan Confirmation Hearing To Be Administrator Of EPA Before Senate Environment Committee

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021

Biden Purges Science Adviser Panels Trump Tilted Toward Industry

Headquarters Of The Environmental Protection Agency