Fossil fuel presence at Climate Week NYC spotlights dissonance in clean energy transition
As climate activists spoke out against fossil fuel presence, countries detailed the barriers slowing their transition to clean energy.
New York City
Trade unions find giant corporations Amazon, Tesla and Meta undermine democracy
Corporations such as ExxonMobil and Blackstone also big funders of climate crisis, new trade union report finds
Political leadership lacking for Big Apple's congestion pricing plan
People often resist congestion pricing because they favour the status quo, but seeing its benefits firsthand has turned skeptics into supporters around the world.
Say these names as you huddle indoors coughing — Exxon, Shell, BP, Total, Chevron ... Canada
Finally, perhaps more people will start talking about climate change, worrying about it, fearing it (as we should) and thinking about what to do about it, writes Linda Solomon Wood.
A summer up in smoke
What to do about the wildfire smoke, my mother in New York City asks. A fan? An air filter? She knows I’ve been through it already. She knows I know. Publisher Linda Solomon Wood writes about the wildfire smoke blanketing the east.
New York City’s public housing is sinking — literally
The city is spending billions to protect Manhattan. Other boroughs, not so much.
Trudeau visits N.Y.C. to build momentum as Canada, U.S. team up on critical minerals
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in New York City to pitch America’s movers and shakers on the virtues of Canada as a trade and investment partner.
Quebec premier urges Trudeau to discourage asylum seekers from crossing border
The Quebec government is welcoming a federal government move to send most of the asylum seekers who enter Canada through an irregular crossing in southern Quebec outside the province.
There is a well-organized system helping asylum seekers enter Canada
Moments after a Greyhound bus from New York City pulls into a gas station bus stop in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Friday at 5:25 a.m., several minivan taxis swarm the vehicle.
Asylum seekers given free bus tickets from New York City, a surprise to Quebec
News that the City of New York is providing free bus tickets to migrants heading north to claim asylum in Canada highlights an urgent need to address the situation at the border, Quebec's immigration minister said on Monday, February 6, 2023.
Trudeau to prioritize global growth, food security at UN General Assembly
A likely jetlagged Justin Trudeau is shifting gears from mourning a monarch to making the world safer for democracy — and it's only Tuesday.
If you see it, squish it. New Yorkers take arms against the invasive spotted lanternfly
When Stephen Nixon recently noticed a “beautiful” spotted lanternfly by his bag as he skateboarded in Brooklyn, he heeded the request of city officials. He stomped on it.
NYC’s contentious and big clean energy project just got the green light
The hotly debated transmission buildout divided environmentalists, but experts say it was the only real hope for the state's — and the country's — climate goals.
Drink in the ‘world’s most sustainable spirit’
Critics call the ‘carbon-negative’ drink a distraction but makers say it points a way forward to tackling the climate crisis.
Why tackling inequality and the climate crisis must go hand-in-hand
As we enter the final days of this election, is it my strong conviction that any convincing climate plan must also be tied to a compelling plan to tackle inequality and enhance tax fairness, writes Seth Klein.
