environmental justice

A state and city study group looking for solutions has been talking to people who work, live and play near the highway.

A Q&A with Eddie Bautista, executive director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance.

After 20 years of renovations, the park’s final features opened recently, adding rainwater protections and connecting communities on either side of the Bronx River via pedestrian bridges.

Neighbors and environmental advocates alike question the analysis, the decisions, and the process.

Swaths of New York City’s coastline, including central Brooklyn and large portions of northern Manhattan, are among the targeted communities.

New York City council members pressed the city’s climate officials this week about the need for flood emergency plans.

Gas station company Genesis is accused by the U.S. Attorney’s office of allowing dangerous gas leaks in disadvantaged communities across the two states.

The proposed $15 billion would allow for investment in communities that have borne the brunt of exposure to industrial waste and limited access to parks. It would also support infrastructure for the energy transition.

“The sins of past development can and must be undone," Senator Chuck Schumer said.

The EPA wants to bring toxic sludge from the Gowanus to Red Hook, where worried local residents accuse the agency of environmental racism.