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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 New Jersey city has been more forward-thinking than New York in preparing for big storms. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Monday. We’ll look at the contrasts between two flood-prone ...

“The Climate Change Superfund Act is now law, and New York has fired a shot that will be heard round the world,” said Sen. Liz Krueger, the bill’s sponsor in the Senate.

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 ...

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 ...