City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
Trump Lifts Pause on NY Offshore Wind Project, But Does it Come at a Price?
The U.S Bureau of Ocean Energy Management lifted a month-long stop work order Monday on the New York-based offshore wind project, Empire Wind 1—set to power 500,000 homes in New York City with clean energy and create more than 1,000 union jobs.
While politicians, environmental groups and union leaders rejoiced that the project can move forward, some worry the Trump administration’s concession is meant to pressure Gov. Kathy Hochul to approve local gas pipeline projects.
"Hell no to that," said Pete Sikora, climate and inequality campaigns director with New York Communities for Change.
After Feds Weaken Drinking Water Standards, NY Environmentalists Call for Tighter Regulations At Home
As New York makes progress on stopping contamination from long-lasting "forever chemicals" or PFAS, the Environmental Protection Agency is back-tracking on a recent federal regulation that set tighter limits for these chemicals in drinking water.
As State Budget Falls Short On Climate, Lawmakers Make Final Push for Packaging Reduction Bill
“This is the moment for New York to do something big,” said Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics. She’s among those pushing state lawmakers to pass a bill requiring companies to redesign the products they sell in New York—an effort to slash plastic waste—before their session ends in June, despite significant corporate lobbying against the proposal.
