Simply owning an air conditioner isn’t enough for residents who can’t afford to use them.

The decision comes as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in a landmark climate litigation case.

Some of the most impactful changes have come in the stressed Colorado River basin.

The stations can become “underground saunas” in the summer. An $800,000 pilot study could help lower temperatures.

City agencies are appealing a court order that requires them to notify New Yorkers whenever sewage may be discharged into local waterways.

The judge rejected the Trump administration’s interpretation of a recent court ruling and ordered officials to release funds for a $2.8 billion federal program.

While New York pushed back a near-term climate goal, Gov. Kathy Hochul touted the state’s solar deployment, a major new transmission line and plans to boost

Highways, peaker plants and commercial and industrial activity cluster in the borough. Despite projects and policies designed to help, pollution remains a problem.

Questions remain about cleanup at the North Carolina site, which had been hailed as a solution for dealing with plastic waste.

Europeans are experiencing their second heat wave this summer. One climate scientist called the weather event a “sad inevitability.”

The decision voided the EPA guidance to terminate the $2.8 billion grant program. But it stopped short of requiring the agency to resume administering it.

The state Legislature just passed a bill that would place a 12-month freeze on permits for data centers. If the governor signs it, it would be the first statewide moratorium in the nation.

Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.

The Pacific heat pulse is temporary, but scientists warn that its climate impacts are not.

No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.

The Bronx River is home to obsolete dams. Plans to remove them could boost efforts to restore dwindling river herring populations.

Kathy Hochul wants to set a new timeline for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. State lawmakers and environmental advocates are pushing back.

The state plans to pay for induction stoves to be installed in 10,000 apartments across New York City. A Bronx walk-up provides an early look at what’s to come.

A federal court ruled that the Trump administration’s efforts to end the program are unlawful. The federal government is reviewing its legal options, including an appeal.

Blake Washington, the governor’s top budget adviser, called the current energy transition benchmarks “own goals” as they place financial burdens on New Yorkers

They’re the engine of the city’s budget, but unequal and outdated. Here’s your guide on how property taxes work — and how they affect everyone, not just owners.

From substitutions to forgery, the $195 billion seafood industry is awash with deception. Nuclear forensics might offer a lifeline.

Communities of color and low-income neighborhoods face the worst impacts as the U.S. loses forests, wetlands and other green spaces.

New York’s utilities keep investing in natural gas, but this conflicts with the state’s climate goals. Experts worry that ratepayers will eventually struggle to keep up with rising costs.

Louise Yeung hopes to bolster NYC’s response to climate change to better address safety, health and the city’s affordability crisis.

With another federal deadline only weeks away and record-low snowfall further drying out the watershed, states have begun talking about whether they are prepared for litigation.

“There’s a lot more than just writing tickets that needs to be done to make this program solid and work in the long run,” one advocate says.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on an affordability platform, but climate issues may still define his term. %

New York City is expected to experience increasing rainfall over the next few decades, especially during cloudbursts—short, intense rainfall events. When rain falls, light showers can usually be handl...

With ‘Community Reforestation’ grants, the state will pay to plant trees and combat neglect and invasive species in parks across the city.

In a letter to Congress, the groups said data center development raises concerns about rising energy costs, water use and climate impacts. Many communities are fighting back.

NYC’s Local Law 97 requires large buildings to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, but the mandate carries a hefty price tag and technical complications for some residents.

The town board in Lansing is considering a temporary ban on large-scale development that could delay construction.

The pro-renewables Democrat won the gubernatorial race against a rival who vowed to ban turbine construction off the state’s coast.

Zohran Mamdani will need to enforce the city’s building decarbonization law, enact his green school policy and handle the climate change-related issues residents often face—like flooding and extreme h...

A small neighborhood on the border of Brooklyn and Queens floods often. The city has finally mapped out a solution to the problem.