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An Unusual New York City Election Tests Whether Global Warming Can Win A Local Race

Costa Constantinides, a progressive candidate for Queens borough president, is prioritizing climate issues in his platform.
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New York City To Consider Bill To Budget Climate Emissions Like Finances

It's the latest in a wave of local climate legislation in the Big Apple.
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New York City Bills Would Set The Stage To Replace Rikers Island Jail With A Solar Farm

Queens produces much of the city's dirty electricity and houses most of its prisoners. A new package of bills aims to "right wrongs."
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New York City Charges Ahead With Its Own Green New Deal

The nation's largest city is poised to enact what may be the most ambitious municipal emissions reduction bill in the world.
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In A First, New York City Bill Would Create New Agency To Manage Climate Change

It's a landmark effort by the metropolis, which often blazes a path for other global cities.
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Ambitious New York City Bill Aims To Replace Gas-Fired Power Plants With Renewables

By the end of 2019, the city would have to create a plan to phase out some 20 plants, including a notorious polluter in Queens.
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The Real Estate Industry Is Fighting New York City’s Historic Climate Bill On Technicalities

It’s a divide-and-conquer approach critics say could weaken one of the most important major pieces of municipal climate legislation in the world.
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Leaked Draft Of New York City’s Big Climate Bill Raises Fears Of Rent Increases

If the provisions make it to the final draft, it could tank the most ambitious citywide climate bill in the world.
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