Energy & Environment
Policy

While New York remains determined to meet ambitious climate goals, experts warn of rising costs

Attendees at City and State’s 2024 Clean Energy Summit gathered to discuss the challenges.

  • By Phenix Kim

Interviews & Profiles
Personality

Charting new lines of power generation for New York, using renewables

How the New York Power Authority and its CEO Justin Driscoll are working to help the state meet its climate goals.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Policy
Policy

Hochul promotes heating assistance amid criticisms of Democrats’ affordability platform

Economic issues played a big role in shifting voters to the right in New York.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Policy
Policy

National Flood Insurance Program likely to be headache for next president

Democrats and Republicans butt heads on many issues, but this is a rare one where policymakers agree reforms are needed.

  • By Julian Tiburcio

Policy
Policy

Trump victory could doom congestion pricing, keeping city’s air unhealthy

The clock is ticking for Gov. Kathy Hochul to unpause congestion pricing before an unfriendly presidential administration kills it for good.

  • By Luca GoldMansour

New York State
Politics

A Trump win could complicate conservation efforts for the American eel in New York

Already depleted, the American eel is just one of many species that benefits from environmental federal funding – which could be in jeopardy

  • By Rich Mendez

Energy & Environment
Politics

The future of wind power relies in part on who wins the presidency

Vice President Kamala Harris will likely embrace the clean, renewable energy source, while former President Donald Trump stymies it, according to experts.

  • By Jean-Michel Shcherbak

Policy
Policy

Will a new president jumpstart the transition to electric vehicles in New York, or let it stall?

Charging infrastructure is gradually being built in New York, but consumers are still not quite convinced they can get anywhere in the state in an electric car.

  • By Noah Kolenda

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: A long overdue response to groundwater flooding in Southeast Queens

A proposed City Council resolution would help affected residents make their homes more resilient to flooding.

  • By Nantasha Williams, Leroy Comrie, James Sanders Jr., Khaleel Anderson, Vivian Cook, Alicia Hyndman, Clyde Vanel and Selvena Brooks-Powers

New York City
Policy

Dredging the Gowanus Canal will likely continue – regardless of the next president

Unless the EPA is completely disbanded, the future of New York’s Superfund sites should continue to improve.

  • By Janna McPartland

Immigration
Policy

Uncertainty over presidential election worries climate-impacted immigrants

Both candidates are polar opposites on policy that impacts new arrivals seeking refuge from climate change.

  • By Pamela Appea

Energy & Environment
Policy

New York relies on FEMA in the aftermath of disasters. Here’s how the presidential election could change that

Project 2025 suggests a drastic reduction in FEMA aid. Harris says she plans to invest in climate resiliency.

  • By Madison Gusler

Cryptocurrency
Politics

What the presidential election could mean for cryptocurrency mining in New York

Donald Trump has promised to expand cryptocurrency mining. Kamala Harris hasn’t taken a position on the issue but has made overtures to the cryptocurrency industry.

  • By Lindsay Muscato

2024 presidential election
Politics

The fate of the state’s abandoned oil wells may depend on the presidential election

The next president could determine whether the state receives federal money to fix Western New York’s abandoned oil wells.

  • By Cindy Marchionda

Energy & Environment
Politics

Pollution-cutting measures at Hunts Point food distro center could be at the whim of the presidential election

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have very different approaches to green infrastructure spending.

  • By Liya Cui

Energy & Environment
Policy

Progressives warn state’s plan won’t produce enough renewable energy

The New York Power Authority’s draft plan would produce 3.5 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030, but advocates say 15 gigawatts of clean energy is needed.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Interviews & Profiles
Policy

NYC DOT Commish Ydanis Rodríguez is staying ‘laser-focused’

Rodríguez said he’s happy to be able to move forward with Greenpoint’s McGuinness Boulevard redesign after the city’s sudden reversal on the project.

  • By Holly Pretsky

Sponsored Content
Sponsor Content

Second annual Climate Justice Forum focuses on progress, locally and nationally

The event sponsored by Rise Light & Power, We Act for Environmental Justice and the NAACP Housing Authority Branch featured a keynote by Ali Zaidi, Assistant to the President and National Climate Advisor.

News & Politics
Politics

Lander endorses bill sponsored by fellow mayoral candidate Ramos

City Comptroller Brad Lander’s latest report recommends passage of the TEMP Act to protect outdoor workers from extreme heat.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Energy & Environment
Personality

Is Hochul a climate hero or a villain?

New York has received national recognition for its climate policies, but Gov. Kathy Hochul’s controversial decision to pause congestion pricing could put its climate goals in peril.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis and Austin C. Jefferson
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