Tag: environment

Some swaths of the population experience even more intense temperatures as the built environment changes, block by block.

Upper West Sider, Emma Venarde, has been fascinated by nature and the outdoors for as long as she can remember

Looking for information on how to recycle different kinds of items, or what sorts of environmental events are coming up? The Upper West Side Recycling Ecoletter

A large vessel that was parked at various spots in the Hudson for several days this month was apparently working on an electrical cable

If you can change a light bulb, you can help combat global warming and contribute to New York City's key strategy for reducing its carbon footprint: energy efficiency.

A rupture in an underwater electrical cable has kept workers in the Hudson River busy for months. Divers and crane operators are currently

Local City Council member Helen Rosenthal wants to let citizens armed with smartphones help enforce laws against drivers of idling vehicles.

There aren't any coal plants on the Upper West Side (as far as we know), but we still contribute to global warming. A group called Carbon Squeeze has just formed to figure out ways to reduce our carbon footprint and it's holding its first event next week. “We recognize that ...