City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
Primary Voter Guide: The Mayoral Candidates’ Plans on Climate & Environment
As early voting kicks off Saturday for New York City’s primary race, here’s a guide to the Democratic candidates’ stances on climate and environmental issues. The two frontrunners, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, have each been endorsed by different environmental groups.
Public Hearing Calls for the Roll Out of a Statewide Cap-and-Invest Program
Advocates say the hearings are an opportunity to pressure Gov. Hochul to finally implement the Cap-and-Invest program, which would require corporations that pollute above certain limits pay for their carbon emissions.
Harlem River Status Change Could Stall Cleanup Efforts, Environmentalists Warn
The state proposes giving the Harlem River a new classification that would exempt the city from meeting bacterial water quality standards when it rains—and environmental groups are not happy about it.
