500 New Yorkers a year die prematurely because of heat--many of them in their own homes. My latest for @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/0909202...
For Many New Yorkers, Home Is No Escape From the Heat - Inside Climate News
Simply owning an air conditioner isn’t enough for residents who can’t afford to use them.
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A federal judge has struck down New York’s superfund law—but the costs of adapting to climate change still need to be paid. Advocates worry that will fall to taxpayers. insideclimatenews.org/news/0109202...
Federal Judge Strikes Down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Law - Inside Climate News
The decision comes as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in a landmark climate litigation case.
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Scientists published today the world’s first climate attribution study to link major fossil fuel emitters’ emissions to water loss in the Western U.S. Almost half of decreased snowpack and streamflow in the region, they found, is attributable to 122 oil, gas and cement producers.
The Biggest Carbon Polluters Are to Blame for Half of U.S. Western Water Lost to Climate Change, ‘Groundbreaking’ Paper Says - Inside Climate News
Some of the most impactful changes have come in the stressed Colorado River basin.
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New York City subway stations can become “underground saunas” in the summer. An $80,000 pilot study could help lower temperatures.
NYC Wants to Use Thermal Energy to Cool Subway Stations - Inside Climate News
The stations can become “underground saunas” in the summer. An $800,000 pilot study could help lower temperatures.
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In 2024, the city dumped an estimated 20.25 billion gallons of combined sewer overflow into local waterways. Local groups want to be alerted when that happens. The city is appealing a court ruling that would force a new alert system. insideclimatenews.org/news/0508202...
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As More New Yorkers Use the City’s Waterways for Recreation, Officials Fight Sewage Notification Order - Inside Climate News
City agencies are appealing a court order that requires them to notify New Yorkers whenever sewage may be discharged into local waterways.
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A South Carolina federal judge this week ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to resume distributing funds designed to address environmental and health challenges in underserved communities. insideclimatenews.org/news/2407202...
Federal Judge Orders EPA to Administer Environmental Justice Grants - Inside Climate News
The judge rejected the Trump administration’s interpretation of a recent court ruling and ordered officials to release funds for a $2.8 billion federal program.
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If you were questioning New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's credentials on climate policy because she recently rolled back a bunch of climate policy, she has a response for you: don't do that.
NY governor: ‘Do not question my credentials’ on climate, clean energy
While New York pushed back a near-term climate goal, Gov. Kathy Hochul touted the state’s solar deployment, a major new transmission line and plans to boost
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Every summer, New Yorkers are flooded with air quality warnings. But some neighborhoods, particularly in the Bronx, struggle to breathe year-round. insideclimatenews.org/news/0907202...
NYC Invests in Air Quality, but the Bronx Still Can’t Breathe Easy - Inside Climate News
Highways, peaker plants and commercial and industrial activity cluster in the borough. Despite projects and policies designed to help, pollution remains a problem.
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Fossil fuel companies tout chemical recycling plants as the solution to reducing plastic waste. Behind closed doors, a facility in North Carolina racked up hazardous waste violations. insideclimatenews.org/news/1007202...
A Chemical Plant Mishandled Hazardous Waste for Years, Then Quietly Shuttered - Inside Climate News
Questions remain about cleanup at the North Carolina site, which had been hailed as a solution for dealing with plastic waste.
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a giraffe disappears and tom kean jr shows up and we’re supposed to pretend these are two separate stories. wake up sheeple
Today has been another record breaking day, with a new provisional June temperature record of 37.3°C recorded at Santon Downham this afternoon
Europeans are already experiencing their second heat wave this summer. One climate scientist called such weather events a “sad inevitability.”
It’s Too Hot In Europe–Again - Inside Climate News
Europeans are experiencing their second heat wave this summer. One climate scientist called the weather event a “sad inevitability.”
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A federal judge in South Carolina ruled that the Trump administration illegally ended environmental justice grants, voiding EPA guidance that terminated the $2.8 billion program. But the order stopped short of ordering its reinstatement.
Trump’s EPA Unlawfully Cancelled Environmental Justice Grants, Judge Rules - Inside Climate News
The decision voided the EPA guidance to terminate the $2.8 billion grant program. But it stopped short of requiring the agency to resume administering it.
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Contaminated groundwater has spread beneath this Long Island town, spreading PFAS and 1,4 dioxane beneath properties near a large landfill. See my latest:
Inside Climate News@insideclimatenews.org · 5mo agoLong Island residents are raising their concerns about groundwater contamination from a nearby landfill that has spread beneath parts of their community in Brookhaven, NY.
Big news coming out of New York this evening! insideclimatenews.org/news/0406202...
New York State Gets One Step Closer to a Data Center Moratorium - Inside Climate News
The state Legislature just passed a bill that would place a 12-month freeze on permits for data centers. If the governor signs it, it would be the first statewide moratorium in the nation.
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Chemical recycling is one of the “major stumbling blocks” in efforts to reduce plastic waste in New York, a state lawmaker says. insideclimatenews.org/news/1405202...
New York Plastics Law Advances Amid Debate Over ‘Chemical Recycling’ - Inside Climate News
Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.
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America’s largest bank is expanding its data center in Orangeburg, NY, near the New Jersey border. In exchange for $77 million in tax breaks from the state and county, the bank promises to create exactly one permanent job. My story in @nysfocus.com: nysfocus.com/2026/04/20/d...
This Data Center is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job
No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.
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River herring are struggling. The removal of three dams in NYC could help them reproduce! insideclimatenews.org/news/1504202...
Dam Useless: Barriers Prevent a Migratory Fish from Reproducing - Inside Climate News
The Bronx River is home to obsolete dams. Plans to remove them could boost efforts to restore dwindling river herring populations.
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Every couple of weeks I feel mild panic about the state of the triple cantilever section of the BQE in Brooklyn Heights. Seriously, what are we going to do about that?!
A Daily for fellow New Yorkers! insideclimatenews.org/news/2003202...
New York’s Governor Pushes to Delay a Key Portion of the State’s Climate Law - Inside Climate News
Kathy Hochul wants to set a new timeline for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. State lawmakers and environmental advocates are pushing back.
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New York is planning to pay for induction stoves to be installed in 10,000 apartments throughout New York City. The new appliances are part of an effort to improve indoor air quality and address gas outages in public housing.
New York Cooks Up a Plan to Boost Energy Efficiency in Public Housing - Inside Climate News
The state plans to pay for induction stoves to be installed in 10,000 apartments across New York City. A Bronx walk-up provides an early look at what’s to come.
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The federal government is reviewing its legal options after a court ruled that its efforts to end NYC congestion pricing are unlawful. The policy is credited with reducing traffic and air pollution. insideclimatenews.org/news/0403202...
Judge Rejects Trump Administration’s Plan to End NYC Congestion Pricing - Inside Climate News
A federal court ruled that the Trump administration’s efforts to end the program are unlawful. The federal government is reviewing its legal options, including an appeal.
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Hochul seems to be waffling on whether/how to roll back New York’s flagship climate law, the CLCPA, but her budget director strongly suggested yesterday that it is still on the agenda for the coming weeks. www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/...
Hochul budget director hints at rolling back state’s climate law
Blake Washington, the governor’s top budget adviser, called the current energy transition benchmarks “own goals” as they place financial burdens on New Yorkers
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Everyone in NYC is talking about property taxes! Hardly anyone understands the system, but there's widespread agreement the outcomes are inequitable. We've got a guide to help you make sense of it all, and learn why you should care, even if you don't own property. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/25/p...
Property Taxes in NYC are a Mess. Here’s Why Even Renters Should Care.
They’re the engine of the city’s budget, but unequal and outdated. Here’s your guide on how property taxes work — and how they affect everyone, not just owners.
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After this Hochul piece was published, it was then revised and republished as follows:
[SCREENSHOT: We need more time, and so I am proposing we amend the law to require regulations to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to be issued at the end of 2030. We are seeking to change what emission limits the regulations are tied to - including a new 2040 target as well as the existing 2050 statewide emission limits. Nothing else in the CLCPA is changing regarding the existing statewide emission limit targets and these new regulations would still require the state to make timely progress, ensuring long-term policy stability. Additionally, we need to change the accounting methodology we use to count emissions to align with the international standards used by the global community and nearly every other U.S. state. Otherwise, these impossible emission reduction targets…only used by NY and one other state… will ensure our failure despite all of our efforts and billions of dollars spent.]
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Hochul is proposing that New York issue regulations in *2030* on how the state will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, she writes on (in?) Empire Report. https://empirereportnewyork.com/climate-action
[SCREENSHOT: We need more time, and so I am proposing we amend the law to require regulations to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to be issued at the end of 2030. These regulations will still require the state to make timely progress towards the 2050 statewide emission reduction targets - and critically will not change that target, ensuring long-term policy stability. Additionally, we need to change the accounting methodology we use to count emissions to align with the international standards used by the global community and nearly every other U.S. state. Otherwise, these impossible emission reduction targets...only used by NY and one other state... will ensure our failure despite all of our efforts and billion…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:64drjustsrvsrcl2a2n2jnyf/bafkreigiuok5slotek2qjkqbn6xycf4xlbtvchlan2ageqcdq75qv5en4i)