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OPINION: The Port Authority’s Car Dependence Is Killing Our Climate-Change Goals
If the New York metro area is to decarbonize, the bi-state agency should lead the effort. But can it wean itself off tolls and parking fees?
July 29, 2021
Residents of Rockaways Enclave Oppose Better Access To Their ‘Semi-Private’ Public Beach
Locals say that federally mandated ramps and a boardwalk will spoil their little oasis.
July 26, 2021
Study: Suburban Living is the Worst for Carbon Emissions
Does a city dweller who eats at trendy restaurants every night generate more carbon emissions than a suburbanite with a backyard garden? The answer might surprise you.
July 12, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: Drowning in Denial Edition
The only story yesterday was the flash flooding the crippled the city ... and Eric Adams's reaction to it. Plus the other news (yes, there was some).
July 9, 2021
Multi-State Climate Plan Fails To Please All Advocates
July 6, 2021
DEEP DIVE: Here’s Why Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us
June 19, 2021
Harvard Study: Car Pollution in NYC Claims 1,400 Lives, Billions in Costs
The New York metro area logged 1,404 deaths specifically linked to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3).
June 8, 2021
Lithium Mining and the Hidden Environmental Costs of EVs
The Green New Deal is clearly better than our carbon-based catastrophic course. But it also depends on massive amounts of lithium — and extracting it will carry a big environmental cost of its own.
February 9, 2021
