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City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
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As EPA’s Environmental Justice Employees Lose Their Jobs, New York Community Groups Pay the Price
Locally, the Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental justice office—now being dismantled by the Trump administration—expanded the network of New York community groups that received resources and support from the federal government, and brought state and city agencies together to tackle environmental issues.
“[It] is going to hurt communities that have been underserved, and overburdened. That’s the big shame of it to me,” an EPA employee who asked to remain anonymous told City Limits.
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State Should Use Bond Act Funds to Electrify Homes at NYCHA, Lawmakers Say
A group of state representatives are asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to steer some of the $4.2 billion in Bond Act funds for energy upgrades in public housing, where tenants are subject to “outdated boilers, poor ventilation, mold, and temperature extremes that contribute to high asthma hospitalization rates.”
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‘The Bottle Bill Is Just the Beginning’: How Canners Can Make a Cleaner, Better City
Rixaru X, who has worked collecting cans and bottles off city streets for the last six years, spoke to City Limits about the challenges New York City canners face and how the Bigger Better Bottle bill would improve their lives—and the city’s livability.
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