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Gary Francis looking at Gowanus Canal

Gowanus

Frustrated by lack of water quality data, citizen scientist Gary Francis monitors the Gowanus Canal himself

By Oscar Fock

HEAT Act rally

Advocates say proposed HEAT Act could reduce Brooklynites’ utility bills

By Kirstyn Brendlen

135 Kent Avenue

‘A big relief’ for Kent Avenue tenants after DEC stops construction on Brownfield site

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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AMNY

EXCLUSIVE: City Council set to pass bill requiring cruise ships connect to shore power while idling – or sail away

Mayor Adams reveals new 'greencollar' jobs plan for city

Mayor Eric Adams reveals new ‘green-collar’ jobs plan

By Isabel Song Beer

Offshore wind organization celebrates Engineers Week with NYC students.

Red Hook

Offshore wind organization celebrates Engineers Week with NYC students

By Isabel Song Beer

red hook houses

Red Hook

Red Hook Houses gets $1.3M FEMA grant for Sandy-related repairs

By Kirstyn Brendlen

digester eggs at newtown creek wastewater treatment plant

Greenpoint

National Grid’s ‘first of its kind’ fuel project at Newtown Creek treatment plant draws ire over cost, delays and malfunctions

By Kirstyn Brendlen

hand holding GLOWanus Lantern over Gowanus Canal

Gowanus

Gowanus locals mix technology and design to cut back on flooding with the GLOwanus Lantern

By Ximena Del Cerro

brooklyn army terminal

City to invest $100M in new Climate Innovation Hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal

By Kirstyn Brendlen

A torrential rainstorm on Sept. 29 flooded train stations, homes, and businesses.

‘Pretty surreal’: Climate change and warmer winters continue to harm Brooklyn

By Isabel Song Beer

NY: Mulchfest in Prospect Park

Park Slope

Brooklynites bid ‘fir-well’ to holiday trees on last weekend of Mulchfest at Prospect Park

By Gabriele Holtermann

New Yorkers walk amid dreary winter storm, snowless streak

AMNY

SNOWLESS IN THE CITY: NYC’s nearly two-year streak continues after weekend storm proves more wet than wintry

man chipping tree at mulchfest

Cedar later! Say goodbye to your old Christmas trees at Mulchfest 2023

By Kirstyn Brendlen

flooding in prospect park ida

Facing a future shaped by climate change, Brooklyn prepares for hotter summers and more intense storms

By Oscar Fock

lawmakers in front of amazon e-commerce warehouse in red hook

Red Hook

Lawmakers say influx of e-commerce warehouses has spiked greenhouse gas emissions in Red Hook, urge regulation

By Isabel Song Beer

National grid hearing at the brooklyn Library

‘The public doesn’t want it’: Brooklynites oppose National Grid proposal to hike bills by $30 per month

By Ximena Del Cerro

newtown creek with bridge

Greenpoint

Oil slicks and ‘black mayonnaise’: 45 years after historic oil spill, Newtown Creek is still recovering

By Isabel Song Beer

raptorama wing kong

‘Raptorama’ to educate Brooklynites on wildlife and conservation at Marine Park

By Melissa Fishman

Bicyclist on greenway in New York City

AMNY

Op-ed | Investing in clean, green public space for all New Yorkers

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New York Family

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The Thurgood Marshall federal courthouse in lower Manhattan.

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