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composting

Composting crackdown begins in NYC today with $25 fines for violations

By Christian Murray

dumping

Belmont

City tackles Bronx park dumping crisis with steep new fines

By Emily Swanson

Foggy winter day in the Bronx, NYC

Column

Column – Building a green Bronx: The path to a just, sustainable economy

By Council Member Amanda Farías

a rain gardein next to a NYC street with litter inside

AMNY

NYC’s curbside rain gardens: Are they eco-friendly or just poop-filled eyesores?

Hunts Point residents mapped out possible locations for EV charging stations to help support less pollution in the area and meet the state's climate goals.

Hunts Point residents brainstorm EV charging sites to reduce pollution

By Sadie Brown

osprey

New home for osprey birds being built in Eastchester Bay

By Ethan Marshall

Smokestacks Send Condensation And Pollution Into The Air Of New York City.

West Virginia AG files lawsuit to block Dinowitz’ Climate Change Superfund Law

By Sadie Brown

map

Bronx students map their communities to address challenges and envision change

By Emily Swanson

Bronxites rallied in September in the South Bronx to plant trees and call attention to the extreme heat vulnerability of the neighborhood.

BP Calls on Adams to fully fund parks department and plant trees in the Bronx

By Sadie Brown

USA, New York, woman in the city on a rainy day

AMNY

New York City’s drought watch lifted after higher rainfall and conservation efforts

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QNS

Avoid fines: New NYC trash container rules now enforced

Activists staged a three day sit-in at the capitol in Albany, to pressure Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act into law.

Hochul signs Climate Change Superfund Act championed by Bronx Assembly Member, paving way for funding in the borough

By Sadie Brown

The city’s annual “tree-cycling” program, Mulchfest, starts Dec. 26.

NYC Parks kicks off Mulchfest with nine Bronx drop-off sites for Christmas tree recycling

By Christian Murray

New Yorkers in the rain

AMNY

NYC drought: Mayor Adams lifts fireworks and grilling ban after decent November rain – but Big Apple needs more help

Snow shovelers at work

AMNY

Cold cash: Sanitation Department now recruiting for emergency snow shovelers in NYC

trees

City kicks off Urban Forest Plan to increase tree canopy

By Emily Swanson

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police officers play with therapy dogs in wake of midtown mass shooting

Midtown Mass Shooting: How the NYPD is using therapy dogs to help cops recover from traumatic experience

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Schneps Podcasts

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Ace's Place, a new transitional housing program for trans New Yorkers, opened this summer in Long Island City, Queens.

New transitional housing program for transgender New Yorkers opens in Long Island City