Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Legislating sustainability now and in the future
A Q&A with state Sen. Kevin Parker on how he’d like to see clean energy projects move forward.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Making the governor’s climate vision a reality
A Q&A with John O’Leary on how he implements Gov. Kathy Hochul’s agenda to grow the state’s clean energy sector.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
New York City crafts regulations to lower emissions
A Q&A with Laura Popa of the Department of Buildings on implementing the rules around Local Law 97.
Policy
Policy
City Council members, public advocate allege missteps in city’s response to air quality crisis
New York City Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol said the city did everything it should have to respond to “unprecedented” hazardous air quality last month.
Energy & Environment
Policy
How will New York’s cap-and-invest program shape up?
Environmentalists push to protect disadvantaged communities.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: New York City trees need the City Council’s protection
I’ve watched the number of trees on a portion of West 58th Street dwindle down to one survivor.
Energy & Environment
Policy
NYC should have 30% tree canopy coverage, City Council says
Less than a quarter of the city is currently shaded by trees.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Poor air quality just added to the problems homeless people face in New York City
People living on the street were among the most vulnerable to the wildfire smoke that blanketed the city.
Politics
Politics
Driscoll down, but not out
The state Senate won’t give Hochul’s NYPA CEO nominee a vote, but he’ll stay on in an interim capacity
Homelessness
Policy
Homeless persons among most vulnerable as air quality remains unhealthy
As many New Yorkers remain on city streets exposed to potential health risks, advocates and city outreach teams have fanned out across the city, administering aid and encouraging people to come indoors.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Liberty, Yankees games nixed and NYC libraries close early due to wildfire haze
New Yorkers were encouraged to stay home and stay inside to protect themselves from air pollution.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Pursuing opportunities within New York’s electrification goals
Industry leaders, policy makers gathered to discuss the possibilities at City & State’s New York Electrification Summit in Albany.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Delays in tree prunings tell the story of an underfunded NYC Parks Department
Tree prunings have slowed, and department cuts do not bode well for the maintenance programs.
Power Lists
Power Lists
The 2023 Energy & Environment Power 100
The key players shaping New York’s energy future.
Policy
Policy
Just like that a proposal to roll back NY’s climate law got nixed
Almost as soon as news broke that the governor was considering allowing more emissions, she reversed course in negotiations.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York City’s solid waste bottleneck
Expanding the Bottle Bill would benefit both the environment and the 'canners' who collect bottles from the city's streets
Policy
Policy
Senate budget proposal includes full Build Public Renewables Act
Gov. Hochul’s executive included a watered-down version of the bill, but the Senate is insisting on the full legislation.
Energy & Environment
Policy
New York City leaders want everyone to compost. They don’t all agree on how to get there.
While the Adams administration plans to expand its voluntary residential composting program citywide, council members continue their push for mandatory composting.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Hochul’s budget proposes taking action on climate
Charging polluters, banning natural gas in new buildings and building up public renewable energy supply are all actions the governor wants to take to promote New York’s energy transition.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Hochul, lawmakers, activists agree: It’s time for all-electric buildings in NY
A bill to ban new gas hook-ups is getting a renewed push in Albany.
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