City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
Gas Leaks Could be Costing New York City Taxpayers More Than $70 Million a Year
New York firefighters responded to more than 22,000 uncombusted gas leaks in 2018 alone, a number that far surpasses those registered in other U.S cities, according to a new report by the research and policy institute PSE Healthy Energy. The city had over four times the amount of responses to gas leaks than Chicago, which took second place in the study’s ranking, with a little over 5,000 incidents recorded in 2018.
“What’s important about this study is that it illustrates an often hidden cost of maintaining this natural gas system. And it identifies who is bearing these costs: the fire departments and the taxpayers,” one of the authors of the study warned.
New York’s Utility Regulator Doing ‘Inadequate’ Job of Helping State Reach Climate Goals, Audit Says
An audit carried out by the State Comptroller’s Office says the Public Service Commission isn’t taking enough action to help the state reach its clean energy goals, and doesn’t have a backup plan if New York fails to achieve them.
Opinion: Why We’re Getting Arrested at Citibank in Tribeca
“For years, Citi has refused to confront the issue of its fossil fuel business. And so, we are there, outside the bank’s headquarters, blocking the doors, being led away in handcuffs in the desperate hope that our acts may trigger Citi’s leadership to finally start treating global heating like the existential threat it is.”
Opinion: A Lukewarm Response to City Council’s Cooling Proposal
“Before adding an energy consumption mandate with indeterminate costs and unknown impacts on the environment, infrastructure and affordable housing market, there should be a cool-down period for the city, state and federal government to study how—and even if—this can be achieved.”
