Environment News – Bronx Times

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Gov. Kathy Hochul visits Bronx seniors to promote Energy Affordability Program expanded to 2.5 million households

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

Left to Right David Sandbank, SVP, NY State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA); Giacomo Landi, Executive VP, NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC); Vanessa Gibson, Bronx Borough President ; John Rhodes, Chief Program Officer, NYS Department of Public Service (DPS); Lauren Phillips, Senior Advisor, NYC Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice (MOCEJ); Adam Cohen, Co-founder & CTO, NineDot Energy; David Arfin, Co-founder & CEO, NineDot Energy; Amanda Septimo, State Assembly Member (AD-84); Maria Reyes, NYC Climate Justice Hub Advocate

New Hunts Point battery storage facility expected to power nearly 20,000 Bronx homes

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

Hunts Point community stakeholders from the Bronx is Breathing project celebrate the launch of three electric trucks that will be supporting City Harvest deliveries.

City Harvest rolls out electric trucks to fight pollution in Hunts Point

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Fordham University receives $2.5M for the Bronx Green Jobs Center

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

U.S. Rep. Ocasio Cortez has announced federal authorization for up to $351 million in flood mitigation projects across Queens and the Bronx.

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AOC helps secure federal authorization for flood mitigation projects in Queens and the Bronx worth up to $351M

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Game of ‘Thrones’: NYC is getting 17 new public bathrooms, with digital entry and a 10-minute limit

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East Bronx waterfront community pushes for solutions to water pollution in Eastchester Bay

By Matthew McKay Conversation…

Local scientist RJ Hawkins spotted the river otter on June 23 in the Bronx River, the first sighting in approximately 100 years.

River otter sighting after 100 years offers hope for Bronx River’s recovery

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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City Island Oyster Reef works to restore a once thriving ecosystem

By Matthew McKay Conversation…

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After 32 years of advocacy, Zimmerman Playground reopens following $6.9M renovation

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

About 40 participants attended South Bronx Unite's monthly meeting to reimagine the New York Post building.

Environmental activists eye former New York Post printing plant in the South Bronx for solar rooftop

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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A biting problem: Twice as many NYC mosquito pools testing positive for dangerous West Nile virus this summer, health officials say

City officials help Bronx homeowners prepare for increasingly severe storms

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

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Officials break ground on NYC’s first public school ‘food forest’ in the Bronx

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

Solar panels atop 2676 Grand Concourse, one of the buildings participating in Fieldston Power's community distributed solar network.

Bronx-based Fieldston Power expands solar access to 72 rent-stabilized buildings across New York City to meet Local Law 97

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Work to begin this fall on Tibbetts Brook daylighting, one of the city’s largest green infrastructure investments

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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