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Snakes, spores and sewage: Life in the N.Y.C. neighborhood ‘the Hole’

The small neighborhood on the border of Brooklyn and Queens has a colorful history but an uncertain future because of climate change.
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Governors Island to be site of $700 million climate campus

A “living laboratory” for climate solutions will rise on the idyllic 172-acre island off Lower Manhattan, led by Stony Brook University.
Why New York’s (mostly) vegan mayor wants to cut the city’s meat budget
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Why New York’s (mostly) vegan mayor wants to cut the city’s meat budget

The city estimates that its food purchases produce as much carbon as the exhaust from 70,000 gas-fueled cars.
Composting on the chopping block in Mayor Adams's budget

Composting on the chopping block in Mayor Adams's budget

Mayor Eric Adams wants to suspend the expansion of New York’s composting program, but experts say the program is crucial to the city’s climate targets.
Jason M. Barr: Mayor Adams, build a bigger Manhattan

Jason M. Barr: Mayor Adams, build a bigger Manhattan

“New Mannahatta” would help the city’s housing crisis and protect against the impact of climate change. 
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