Energy & Environment
Opinion
'Beneficial electrification' doesn’t benefit consumers or environment
To address Con Ed’s moratorium on new natural gas hookups in Westchester, the PSC wants to reduce demand with energy efficiency and electrification of heating, but the latter will increase costs and climate pollution, writes Manhattan Institute economist Jonathan Lesser.
New York City
Opinion
New York City should require green roofs
Urban farms, reduced pollution, lower energy costs, even sound-proofing – what’s not to like?
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
Setting the Agenda 2019
With Democrats in control in Albany, here’s an in-depth rundown of what’s up for debate.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Albany’s environmental agenda
Albany's environmental agenda in 2019 will focus on water quality, offshore drilling and plastic bags.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Could New York go carbon free by 2050?
The Climate and Community Protection Act could transform New York’s energy market.
Infrastructure
Personality
Julie Tighe on ditching government to save the environment
Julie Tighe left the Department of Environmental Conservation to run the New York League of Conservation Voters.
Eric Adams
Opinion
How NYC can take a bite out of climate change
New York City can fight climate change by minimizing meat’s carbon footprint.
New York City
Opinion
New York City’s transit decay impedes achieving climate goals
To reduce emissions, New York City mass transit must attract more riders through better service.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
How to get to ‘50 by 30’
Is New York on pace to generate half its electricity from renewables by 2030?
New York State
Policy
Cuomo banned fracking. But is he still vulnerable on natural gas pipelines?
Cynthia Nixon tries to ride the environmentalist tide that propelled Zephyr Teachout in 2014.
New York State
Policy
The Long Island outlook
The biggest Long Island projects and policy matters in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
New York City
Policy
Missing water tank reports at many NYC hospitals
Gaps in New York City's water tank reporting cited at local hospitals.
Energy & Environment
Policy
The latest investigation of NYC’s private sanitation industry
Monday's story by ProPublica and Voice for America focuses on the bad behavior and political connections of Sanitation Salvage
Criminal Justice
Politics
2018 Session Countdown
Election season is heating up across the state, but there's still work to be done in Albany.
New York City
Politics
Lawmakers criticize city for water tank neglect
Mark Levine, Ritchie Torres and Corey Johnson list fixes for “broken” drinking water oversight
Andrew Cuomo
Opinion
Seismic testing threatens New York waters
Seismic testing threatens New York waters even before offshore oil and gas drilling begins.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the leftest of them all?
Cynthia Nixon is trying to get to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s left. But is there any space there?
Politics
Health Care
A status update on Staten Island’s biggest projects and toughest challenges
Staten Island’s biggest projects and toughest challenges
Energy & Environment
Policy
Can New York keep climate change at bay?
A discussion on sustainability with New York City and state's leading environmental officials.
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