01/14/2020LAWMAKERS, ADVOCATES AWAIT DETAILS ON ENVIRONMENTAL BOND ACTPolitico: Although they don't know exactly how Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration wants to spend $3 billion for environmental projects, lawm…
01/13/2020CUOMO’S CALL FOR A $3 BILLION ENVIRONMENTAL BOND ACT COULD STRIKE A CHORDTimes Union: Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears to be betting that climate change is on the minds of enough New Yorkers that they’ll approve a $…
01/10/2020CUOMO’S $3B RESTORE MOTHER NATURE BOND ACT IS A BIG DEALAdirondack Almanac: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2020 State of the State speech included two big pieces of good news for the Adirondack Park…
01/09/2020CUOMO PROPOSES $3 BILLION BOND ACT FOR NY’S ENVIRONMENTPost Standard: Gov. Andrew Cuomo today proposed a $3 billion environmental bond act aimed at creating what he called the nation’s most …
12/30/2019WHAT CLIMATE RISKS MEAN FOR NYC’S FOOD SUPPLYCity Limits: To feed its 8.5 million residents, New York City relies on an interconnected food supply chain clustered around just six m…
12/19/2019GROUP PUSHES NEW FUNDING FOR RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTUREby Marie French ALBANY — A group created to oversee a resilient design competition after Hurricane Sandy is pushing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and…
12/13/2019BEHIND SCHEDULE?The Hudson Reporter: A project that aims to protect Hoboken from flooding caused by storm surges like Hurricane Sandy may miss its fund…
11/15/2019NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL APPROVES CONTROVERSIAL EAST SIDE FLOOD PROTECTION PLANThe Architect: The New York City Council voted to approve the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project yesterday…
11/15/2019LYCABETTUS HILL AND OMONIA SQUARE RECEIVING MAJOR UPGRADES TO ATTRACT MORE VISITORSGreek City News: Athens’ Lycabettus Hill, an iconic landmark on the Athens landscape, and Omonia Square in the city centre are undergoi…
11/15/2019COMMENTARY: INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE TO SAVE THE STATE FROM STORMSTimes Union: Every one of New York's 62 counties over the past decade have experienced a flooding disaster. Flooding has ravaged urban,…
11/15/2019CITY COUNCIL VOTES IN FAVOR OF EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCYAMNY: Despite strong opposition by area residents, the City Council on Thursday greenlighted a $1.45 billion proposal to raise the elev…
11/14/2019OPINION: EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCY PLAN MUST MOVE FORWARDCity Limits: Climate change is not a nebulous future threat. It landed on our shores violently and mercilessly seven years ago as Super…
11/14/2019EAST SIDE FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN PASSES CITY COUNCIL, BUT LEGAL CHALLENGE LOOMSCurbed: A $1.45 billion effort to transform Manhattan’s east side with flood protections overwhelmingly passed the City Council Thursda…
11/14/2019CITY COUNCIL APPROVES $1.5B PROJECT TO ‘WEATHER-PROOF’ LOWER MANHATTANNew York Post: There won’t be any cows floating away from downtown Manhattan if Mayor Bill de Blasio signs off on this just-passed plan. …
11/13/2019HOW LOWER EAST SIDE COASTAL PLAN BRACES FOR CLIMATE CHANGEThe City: A transformational plan to fortify the Lower East Side waterfront against rising seas is poised to sail through a key vote th…
11/13/2019HOBOKEN GETS $1.8 MILLION FOR OPEN SPACEHudson Reporter: Hudson County and the State of New Jersey awarded Hoboken more than $1.8 million in grant funding for open space…