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NEW YORK (AP) — Youth-led climate groups are getting a $25 million injection from a philanthropic collaborative that hopes ...

New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) a little after noon, the first time since 2013. Then Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston joined the 100 club.

New York plans to build a nuclear-power facility, the first major new plant undertaken in the US in more than 15 years. The state is talking to Constellation Energy Corp., the biggest US nuclear ...

A version of this article appears in print on June 24, 2025, Section A, Page 20 of the New York edition with the headline: Environmentalists Like Me Made a Big Mistake 20 Years Ago.

The New York Times is tracking the Trump administration’s actions in its first 100 days. This link is set up to show the ones that focus on climate, but you can explore other categories, too.

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New York energy regulators gave Con Edison the green light to recover the costs of $440 million worth of “urgent” energy projects to bolster the city’s electric grid.