New York City

The city has bought more than 125,000 acres of land to provide a buffer around water reservoirs. It’s much cheaper than spending billions on filtration systems, officials say.

Phasing out fuel oil in buildings, improved energy efficiency and cleaner, greener cars contributed to a 5% decline between 2023 and 2024.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said she had concerns about Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plan to make New York City buses free. She supports his proposal for universal child care.

For context, New York City Local Law 97 requries larger buildings to be retrofitted to avoid greenhouse gas emissions from heating

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Mayor Adams’s campaign was left foundering after repeated scandals, a federal indictment and his courtship of President Trump.