Here Comes The Bag Ban
New Yorkers seem prepared for the new law despite the state’s one-month enforcement delay
Environment
Bagging the Plastic Bag, New York Prepares to Go Green
City residents seem to be ready for the March 1 ban on plastic.
City Council Cracks Down on Big Greenhouse Gas Polluters, Finally
New York City is finally going after its worst greenhouse-gas emitters: big buildings. In legislation approved by an overwhelming majority of the city council on Thursday, owners of building over 25,000 square feet will be required to meet increasingly-stringent emissions targets that will be phased in beginning 2024. The bill has been touted by its […]
New York City’s Shit-Show, Explained
New Yorkers have been complaining they slip and slide on dog-poop all too often. But, does New York have a canine waste problem?
After 20 Years, a Playground in Queens to Get $3 Million Makeover
The upgrade will feature new equipment, bathrooms, benches and greenery.
As They Clean Corona
The Coalition to Defend Corona (CDC) performs weekly cleanups and hosts meetings for local organizers.
On Her Special Day, Mother Earth Gets Noticed
A pop-up event in Chelsea was a small part of a big Earth Day 2017, driven by fears of climate change and politicians who deny it
Parents Say Report of Lead Found in City’s School Is Overblown
By Allison Lau and Katryna Perera Nestled between Manhattan and Queens is a small island that has been receiving more attention than usual–Roosevelt Island. To be precise, the island’s school–P.S./I.S. 217. It’s been in the headlines with reports of water laced with lead at the levels seen in Flint, Mich. Specifically, the New York Department of Water […]
Waste Not Want Not: An E-Waste Story
How one Brooklyn warehouse is helping the environment by turning E-Waste into art
Could Farming Be an NYC Growth Sector?
More green in the agricultural technology means more greens for New York.
Permaculture Comes to Jackson Heights
A teacher shows how working with nature can help bring sustainable solutions in New York City