Newsletter www.nytimes.com These wetlands helped stop flooding from Sandy. Now a BJ's may move in A group of Staten Island residents concerned about climate change is challenging the project.
Impacts www.nytimes.com Get ready, New York: The plastic bag ban is starting A statewide law, which takes effect on Sunday, forbids businesses from providing the single-use bags that many shoppers rely on.
Impacts www.nytimes.com How to get rid of 9,000 tons of toxic topsoil The ball fields of Red Hook, Brooklyn, were built on the site of a lead-smelting plant. Decades later, the cleanup begins.
In the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, new poll finds 90% of respondents support stricter fracking regulations
