Newsletter Turning air into perfume Air Eau de Parfum smells like fig leaf, orange peel and jasmine. It comes from carbon emissions.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Thinking of buying a bike? Get ready for a very long wait The United States is facing a shortage of bicycles as anxiety over public transportation and a desire to exercise has sent the demand surging.
Solutions www.fastcompany.com These vertical farms could turn Brooklyn into an agricultural oasis Creative agency Framlab is using modular architecture to build a better and more fair food future.
Politics www.nytimes.com A novel plan to fix one of New York's worst highways: Remove lanes The proposal to shrink the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is the latest effort to reduce congestion that is strangling the city.
Politics www.nytimes.com He called out sick, then apologized for leaving this world David S. Buckel, a nationally known civil rights lawyer, set himself on fire around dawn Saturday in Prospect Park. It was, according to his suicide letter, to make a statement about people protecting the environment.
www.nytimes.com A plan for New York City’s forests. Yes, forests. The city has 10,542 acres of forests. The Natural Areas Conservancy, which says they are at a tipping point, is thinking about how to care for them.
Politics www.nytimes.com Jim Dwyer: Battling climate change from the back seat of an S.U.V. Mayor de Blasio declared himself a foe of global warming by filing suit against big oil companies, but his travel habits undermine his rhetoric.
