Posts on: Economy

Multiple states, including New York and Vermont, have passed or are preparing Climate Change Superfund Acts, legislation which requires fossil fuel companies to pay into a fund to defray the […]

One of the commodities the US imports from Canada is clean electricity generated by hydropower, and states that are closest to the border, like New York and Minnesota, have entered […]

If there’s one thing that was made crystal clear this week, it’s that the new federal government is going to be hostile to renewable energy, despite all its obvious benefits. […]

On Monday, City Limits published this Op-Ed by Solar One Senior Policy Manager Kate Selden and Cooper Square Committee’s Resiliency Coordinator and Housing Organizer Alex Lee, encouraging the expansion of […]

New York, with its vast acreage of rooftops and millions of renters, is the top community solar market in the country. On Thursday, Governor Hochul and NYSERDA President and CEO […]

The Supreme Court finished their term by upending a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a […]

New York City first added a recycling law to the books way back in 1989, but recycling rates have remained stubbornly low: about 20% for households and 25% for businesses. […]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will compensate local and state governments for energy efficiency upgrades to school and hospital facilities in the wake of natural disasters, the agency announced […]

A former head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) used to describe the annual climate summit as “the only circus in town”. It may not be good […]

Since the late 19th century, communities across Appalachia have produced generation after generation of coal miners. The work was dirty and dangerous, but it was more reliable and more lucrative […]