Economists have been examining the impact of climate change for almost as long as it’s been known to science. In the 1970s, the Yale economist William Nordhaus began constructing a model meant ...

It is the second year in a row that a heat wave has hit the New York City region earlier than usual, as global warming is ...

Positive changemakers fighting climate change in NYC 04:49. NEW YORK -- The climate clock in Union Square is a constant reminder to New Yorkers of climate change, counting down the critical time ...

In New York, no past commercial activity is ever safe from political risk. Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act into law. Over the next 25 years, it will collect $3 ...

NEW YORK — They arrived by the thousands, wearing gas masks and melting-snowmen costumes and carrying signs calling for an end of burning fossil fuels. Climate Week started out with a bang as ...

Tens of thousands of protesters took to New York City streets on Sunday to call for an end to the use of fossil fuels ahead of the annual United Nations General Assembly, and they urged President ...

The author writes "Numerous lawsuits have been brought in the federal and state courts in New York concerning climate change. Some were under two important state statutes on the subject – the ...

The climate law, signed by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in 2019, requires New York to reduce its excess greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 and 85% by 2050, compared to 1990 levels.

New York has set the right priorities; now, it’s time to reimagine our approach to achieving them. Getty Images. Last July, the earth had its hottest week on record, then the hottest month ...

According to the Legislature, $75 billion total is only a portion of the minimum $150 billion that New York State anticipates it will spend on climate adaption in that time. S2129B/A3351B § 2.