Energy & Environment

The green roof of the Barclays Center was the largest ever to cover a sporting venue upon its completion in 2012.
Opinion
New York City should require green roofs
Urban farms, reduced pollution, lower energy costs, even sound-proofing – what’s not to like?
By RAFAEL ESPINAL, JR.
Opinion
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The 2018 New York State of the State
Policy
Setting the Agenda 2019
With Democrats in control in Albany, here’s an in-depth rundown of what’s up for debate.
By CITY & STATE
Policy
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Trashcan with sign "Keep New York Clean" on a street of Manhattan.
Energy & Environment
Albany’s environmental agenda
Addressing water quality, offshore drilling – and plastic bags.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Policy
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Currently, New York only uses 3 percent wind energy.
Energy & Environment
Could New York go carbon free by 2050?
The Climate and Community Protection Act could transform New York’s energy market.
By SUSAN ARBETTER
Policy
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Julie Tighe left the DEC to run the League of Conservation Voters.
Interviews & Profiles
Julie Tighe on ditching government to save the environment
Tighe left the DEC to run the New York League of Conservation Voters.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Personality
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Little girl eating a veggie burger
Opinion
How NYC can take a bite out of climate change
Two proposals to help minimize meat’s carbon footprint.
By ERIC ADAMS, JUSTIN BRANNAN
Opinion
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A D train entering the Smith St. station in Brooklyn with the Manhattan skyline in the background.
Commentary
New York City’s transit decay impedes achieving climate goals
To reduce emissions, mass transit must attract more riders through better service.
By ANDY DARRELL
Opinion
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Energy & Environment
How to get to ‘50 by 30’
Is New York on pace to generate half its electricity from renewables by 2030?
By KAY DERVISHI
Policy
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A bunch of solar panels collaged together
Energy & Environment
Can New York meet its own energy initiatives?
We speak with state leaders to assess the governor’s ambitious effort to shift to renewables.
By KAY DERVISHI
Policy
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo addresses the media after a tugboat rammed a fuel terminal pier near Bayonne, N.J., causing an oil spill into the Upper Bay of New York Harbor in 2016.
Energy & Environment
Cuomo banned fracking. But is he still vulnerable on natural gas pipelines?
Cynthia Nixon tries to ride the environmentalist tide that propelled Zephyr Teachout in 2014.
By JUSTIN SONDEL
Policy
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