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What the hottest summer on record meant for Brooklynites

By Ximena Del Cerro

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Waste not, want not: Curbside compost pickup to roll out across Brooklyn next month

By Isabel Song Beer

New York State Governor Hochul released a roadmap and guide to help all schools transition their school buses to an all-electric fleet

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Hochul unveils roadmap for New York state schools to transition from gas-powered to electric buses

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QNS

Hurricane Lee’s impacts put parts of Queens coast under flooding advisory

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City Planning Commission approves Adams’ zoning overhaul for climate sustainability

Local Law 97 Climate Series

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THE COSTS OF CHANGE: NYC co-op and condo owners join forces with big real estate to soften Local Law 97

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Cold war! Restler introduces legislation banning ice cream trucks from using fossil fuels

By Isabel Song Beer

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Cooling centers open throughout Brooklyn as ‘excessive’ heat warning takes effect

By Isabel Song Beer

A family at the fountain of the KINGSLAND WILDFLOWERS festival

Greenpoint

What makes Greenpoint green: Kingsland Wildflowers Festival introduces neighbors to environmental solutions

By Ximena Del Cerro

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AIR QUALITY ALERT | NYC hit by another round of unhealthy Canadian wildfire smoke this week

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Bed-Stuy’s Magnolia Tree Earth Center, at risk of closing, gets $20k grant from Borough President

By Ximena Del Cerro

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Gowanus

EPA honcho retires after over a decade overseeing Gowanus Canal Superfund scrub

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Industry leaders gather to discuss the borough's role in sustainable, renewable energy on June 22, hosted by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber of Commerce hosts summit on future of Brooklyn’s energy sector

By Jada Camille

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Compelled to compost: City Council supermajority passes mandatory food waste bill, likely conflicting with mayor’s voluntary program

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THE BIG HAZE: Air quality alert for New York remains Thursday as Canadian wildfire smoke won’t go away just yet

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Concerts, outdoor events canceled in Brooklyn as wildfire smoke threatens public health

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Adam Daly

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QNS

City agrees to clean up radioactive material from city-owned land in Ridgewood: Feds

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Greenpoint

Greenpointers invited to join Meeker Avenue Plume Community Advisory Group, help shape Superfund cleanup

By Kirstyn Brendlen

ammonia-powered tugboat

Brooklyn start-up to launch world’s first ammonia-powered vessel down Hudson River in bid to reduce maritime carbon emissions

By Adam Daly

protest against iroquois pipeline in Albany

Activists rally against ‘climate-wrecking bills’ and Iroquois Pipeline expansion that would bring more fossil fuel to Brooklyn

By Ximena Del Cerro

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Sandra Oh & Lupita Nyong'o in Shakespeare in the Park's "Twelfth Night."

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Nomads Carnival will depict "Indigenous" as seen in the headpiece with this costume as part of the mas band.

From Guyana with Vibes: Nomads Carnival set to rock Eastern Parkway

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