Could A Surfside Building Disaster Happen On The NY Or NJ Coast?
Last week, search crews reached the bottom of the rubble at the Champlain Towers condo building site in Surfside, Florida, where at least 98 people perished due to a...
How Trees Act As NYC’s “Natural Air Conditioning Units”
You may have noticed that it's been a tad bit zesty outside this week—New York City has been under a heat advisory since Monday as...
Blue bubbles helped “make the cause of climate change visible” say visualisers behind viral video
A 2012 animation showing New York City being buried under a mountain of giant bubbles allowed people to appreciate the scale of carbon emissions for the first time, according...
NYC bans new electric taxi licenses, snubbing Revel’s ‘Tesla taxi’ plans
New York’s taxi regulator voted Tuesday to stop issuing new for-hire licenses for electric vehicles, snubbing a ride-share company that wanted to launch an all-Tesla...
Con Edison Uses Climate-Change Projections for Decision-Making, Assures It Will ‘Remain Resilient’
Businesses supplied with electricity from Con Edison can be assured that the utility will “remain resilient in the face of climate change,” the company said...
New York City Has Ambitious Climate Goals. The Next Mayor Will Determine Whether the City Follows Through
When former President Donald Trump announced that the United States would exit the Paris climate agreement in 2017, hundreds of mayors across the country pledged...
Survey: Young voters in NYC focused on climate change, public schools
The next generation of voters in New York City may be one of the most aware and politically engaged generations in decades.
ConEd ‘uniquely positioned’ to lead clean energy transition, CEO says, laying out broad path
Meeting New York's aggressive clean energy goals will require the addition of new renewable resources, spending billions on efficiency and electrification, and ultimately shifting away...