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de blasio brown bin compost

Curbside organics pickup returns Monday in some Brooklyn neighborhoods

By Kevin Duggan

protesters march through sunset park

Sunset Parkers call for green waterfront during climate week march

By Ben Brachfeld

gowanus rezoning

City Planning Commission approves Gowanus rezoning

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Protestors hold a banner as they fight against National Grid's sponsorship of Climate Week NYC to protest national grid

Activists protest National Grid’s sponsorship of Climate Week NYC

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Jo Ann Acey, a Gowanus Artist, looks at paintings in her studio

Gowanus artists grapple with aftermath of Ida flooding

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Jo Anne Simon talks about the Gowanus Rezoning at a press conference

Simon, Velázquez say Gowanus rezoning needs work

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Picture of large crowd at Two Trees meeting in Williamsburg

Proposed Williamsburg towers get mixed reviews from locals

By Kirstyn Brendlen

People stand with signs against National Grid and the North Brooklyn Pipeline

Activists say Nat Grid’s pipeline violates Civil Rights Act

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Eric Adams at a press conference for the Gowanus Rezoning

Adams approves Gowanus rezoning, with long list of recommendations

By Kirstyn Brendlen

A crane scoops "black mayonnaise" out of the Gowanus Canal. Two treatment facilities, Owls Head and Head end, endeavor to keep the sludge out of the canal entirely.

Owls Head overflow facility gets beep approval, returns to planning commission

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Rendering of two high rises at River Ring

Two Trees’ plan for gigantic towers in W’burg begins rezoning process

By Kirstyn Brendlen

spotted lanternfly

Park honchos call on locals to kill invasive Spotted Lanternfly

By Ben Verde

national grid HQ

State approves rate hike for National Grid customers to recoup North Brooklyn pipeline costs

By Kirstyn Brendlen

hurricane Sandy aftermath

IPCC climate change report forecasts grim future for Brooklyn

By Ben Brachfeld

chuck schumer

Schumer joins fight against North Brooklyn fracked gas pipeline

By Ben Verde

the national grid headquarters

Activists sue National Grid and NYC over gas facility in Greenpoint

By Ben Verde

wastewater treatment plant

Cleaning Our Waterways

Southern Brooklyn wastewater treatment upgrading with green infrastructure

By Jessica Parks

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Celebrate City of Water Day this weekend at fun-filled Jamaica Bay Festival

By Ben Brachfeld

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Activists withhold gas bill payment to protest National Grid pipeline

By Kevin Duggan

Steve Chesler Parks

Meadows of Shame

North Brooklynites demand city finish 16-year-old Bushwick Inlet Park

By Kevin Duggan

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