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City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
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Bill Aims to Curb Truck Traffic Pollution From Mega-Warehouses That Move Your Packages
A bill introduced recently in the City Council aims to solve the city’s warehouse truck pollution problem, which disproportionately impacts low-income communities where most of these warehouses are located. The legislation, known as an “indirect source rule,” would hold companies that operate warehouses above 50,000 square feet accountable for the pollution their vehicles spew, encouraging them to use fewer trucks.
“Suddenly, there’s thousands of cars, tractor trailers and trucks descending on a community that is relatively geographically concentrated and has very limited exits and entrances,” the bill’s sponsor, Councilmember Alexa Avilés, told City Limits.
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Artist Looks to Beautify NYC Streets—Through Curbside Trash
“It’s very efficient artwork. You take the bag, you do a cleanup, you fill it up, you tie it up, you put it there. It’s a sculpture,” said local artist Adrian Kondratowicz, the brains behind the cleanups that turn into art that he has coined the Trash Project.
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Opinion: Why the Electric School Bus Mandate is Essential for New York State
“The transition to electric school buses is not a matter of choice—it’s a matter of necessity for New York’s children, communities, and workers.”
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Opinion: Fortifying NYC Against Droughts and Floods
“Embracing nature-based solutions, leaning on digital tools to power water management, replacing aging infrastructure, and, importantly, fostering collaboration between city agencies and private partners are essential to tackle these challenges head on.”
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