Manhattan’s congestion zone has created a fast lane for the ultra-wealthy, the CEO of a luxury transportation service said – as President Trump and New York leaders tangle over the program. UrbanRide CEO Jeremy Milikow said his “elite” clients are able to zoom around New York from meeting to meeting like never before while he … Read more
Brooklyn is branching out. The Borough of Trees is getting a first-of-its-kind Japanese mini-forest this spring – which is slated to improve air quality, prevent flooding and beautify a “dilapidated” section of waterfront Williamsburg. The Borough of Trees is getting a first-of-its-kind, Japanese mini-forest this spring at the Williamsburg waterfront. NY Post/Dorian Geiger The collection … Read more
Regulations finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2024 could cut emissions from fossil fuel power generators but leave additional cost-effective emissions reductions on the table, according to new Princeton research. The analysis, published March 12 in One Earth, evaluates the impacts of the EPA power plant regulations on the U.S. electricity system at a … Read more
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air quality monitors are disproportionally located in predominately white neighborhoods, according to University of Utah research. The EPA’s network consistently failed to capture air quality in communities of color across six major pollutants, particularly lead and sulfur dioxide, followed by ozone and carbon monoxide. EPA regulatory monitors are the key … Read more
Guided by the lived experiences of community partners, Northwestern University scientists have simulated the effects of zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption on future air quality for the greater Chicago area. The results were published today (March 18) in the journal Frontiers of Earth Science. Motivated by California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) policy, Neighbors for an Equitable … Read more
If you’re not taking proper care of your skin, one doctor warns, looking bad is the least of your worries. “Most people think it’s skin deep — the skin is really its own thing, and your health is totally separate,” Toronto-based plastic surgeon Dr. Cory Goldberg told The Post. Or, he said, they might think … Read more
In a recent, cross-institutional study partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers report that healthy human airways are at higher risk for dehydration and inflammation when exposed to dry air, an occurrence expected to increase due to global warming. Inflammation in human airways is associated with such conditions as asthma, allergic rhinitis and … Read more
A dangerous combination of hurricane-force winds, dry land and cratering humidity levels are bringing sweeping dust storms and an “extremely critical” fire threat to millions across wide swaths of Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma on Friday. Some towns have been evacuated due to nearby fires, while multiple roads are closed around the region – some due to near-zero … Read more
The smoke from fires that blaze through the wildland-urban interface (WUI) has far greater health impacts than smoke from wildfires in remote areas, new research finds. The study, published this week in Science Advances, estimates that emissions from WUI fires are proportionately about three times more likely to lead to annual premature deaths than emissions … Read more
Marine Park residents fear two planned battery-storage facilities could turn their neighborhood into a “miniature Chernobyl” — with the potential for toxic chemical leaks and major fire hazards. NineDot Energy, a green-energy storage company, is preparing to open the Battery Energy Storage Systems on Flatbush Avenue on either side of Quentin Road, one of which … Read more