City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
Will Trump’s New EPA Pick Move His ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Agenda Forward?
Drilling for more oil and gas may not have legs in progressive New York, where local laws bar these efforts.
But if Trump and his new EPA pick, former New York lawmaker Lee Zeldin, make due on the president-elect's promise to roll back Biden-era environmental policies, New York is bound to feel ripple effects. The biggest blow could come in the form of repealing standards for cutting back on climate change-inducing tailpipe emissions from cars.
This Map Can Help You Find Out If Your Home Has Lead Pipes
New York City has over 124,000 buildings with lead pipes, city data analyzed by the New York League of Conservation Voters shows. Here’s how you can look up your address.
Opinion: What the Big Apple’s Fruit Basket Can Teach Us About Growing Community
“There are 76 species on the city’s official list of approved street tree species. Of those, the only one that produces sweet, edible fruit is the serviceberry. It’s remarkable that a city as diverse as New York doesn’t do more to honor that diversity by planting a wider variety of public fruit trees that reflect the people who live there.”
