Climate Change

Weeds in the Winter and Blooms in January — Climate Change Hits NYC’s Gardens and Parks

March 27, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 29, 2023, 1:19 p.m.

Warmer weather and other ecosystem shifts have the city’s gardeners and foresters staring at ‘existential questions in horticulture.’

Environment

Kelp Farming May Help Clean Polluted Waterways and Fight Climate Change

March 22, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 22, 2023, 5:16 p.m.

Though too toxic to eat, the seaweed in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants, bolstering marine ecosystems.

Climate Change

Some Flood Victims Could Get Fast Relief Under a New Pilot Program

March 7, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 6, 2023, 9:34 p.m.

Lower-income households could see as much as $15,000 in emergency cash assistance after an extreme deluge.

Con Edison

Rate Hike in Pipeline for Con Ed Customers

Feb. 23, 2023, 5:05 a.m.Feb. 22, 2023, 10:39 p.m.

Home gas and electric bills could increase to pay for the utility’s infrastructure investments — including some that would hinder the state’s ambitious climate goals, advocates say.

Department of Sanitation

A Third of New York’s Organic Waste Ends Up in Landfills. Here’s a Better Story for How to Dispose of It.

Samantha Maldonado Feb. 21, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 4:34 p.m.

New Yorkers can dump food scraps and other organic material, and even plastic bags, into new bins popping up around the city.

Manhattan

Battery Park City Flood Protection Project Moves Ahead, After Court Denies Request for Pause

Feb. 10, 2023, 5:29 p.m.Feb. 10, 2023, 5:43 p.m.

A state Supreme Court judge ruled that the public interest was “incontestable” and warned that further delays would only rack up the project’s price tag.

Brooklyn

One of the World’s Largest Cruise Ships Is About to Come to Brooklyn. So Will Its Toxic Exhaust.

Feb. 9, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

New York has the only electric solution on the East Coast for idling cruise ships burning toxic diesel fuel, but despite Eric Adams’ commitments, shore power won’t be ready in time.

Weather

NYC Breaks a 50-year Record for Snowless Winter

Jan. 31, 2023, 10:00 p.m.Jan. 31, 2023, 10:09 p.m.

The city’s longest-ever stretch without snow previously ran from 2019 to the end of 2020. We matched and exceeded that record at the beginning of 2022.

The Bronx

Bronx Residents Got Rid of Their Gas Stoves. Their Air Quality Markedly Improved.

Jan. 31, 2023, 11:00 a.m.May 2, 2023, 12:32 p.m.

In a pilot program at NYCHA, households with induction stoves showed a 35% decrease in nitrogen dioxide and a nearly 43% difference in carbon monoxide.

Climate Change

See Walls: Army Corps’ Citywide Coastal Storm Plan Takes Shape, Steals Views

Jan. 27, 2023, 5:01 a.m.Jan. 27, 2023, 8:40 a.m.

A series of renderings offer a glimpse at a proposal that could be what a resiliency expert called “the largest transformation of our waterfront since the Robert Moses era.”

Climate Change

Weeds in the Winter and Blooms in January — Climate Change Hits NYC’s Gardens and Parks

Kelp Farming May Help Clean Polluted Waterways and Fight Climate Change

Some Flood Victims Could Get Fast Relief Under a New Pilot Program

Rate Hike in Pipeline for Con Ed Customers

A Third of New York’s Organic Waste Ends Up in Landfills. Here’s a Better Story for How to Dispose of It.

Battery Park City Flood Protection Project Moves Ahead, After Court Denies Request for Pause

One of the World’s Largest Cruise Ships Is About to Come to Brooklyn. So Will Its Toxic Exhaust.

NYC Breaks a 50-year Record for Snowless Winter

Bronx Residents Got Rid of Their Gas Stoves. Their Air Quality Markedly Improved.

See Walls: Army Corps’ Citywide Coastal Storm Plan Takes Shape, Steals Views

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