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"Climate Change"

A collection of 22 issues

Direct Link Between 2012 Sandy Flooding & Climate Change, U.N. Reports This Week

Flooding off Emmons Avenue in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (Photo: Viktor Kravtchenko via Creative Commons)As Brooklyn — and the rest of the U.S. — were transfixed by the presidential elections, U.N. scientists released a new report with direct relevance to our area. According to an analysis released Tuesday

Direct Link Between 2012 Sandy Flooding & Climate Change, U.N. Reports This Week

Flooding off Emmons Avenue in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (Photo: Viktor Kravtchenko via Creative Commons)As Brooklyn — and the rest of the U.S. — were transfixed by the presidential elections, U.N. scientists released a new report with direct relevance to our area. According to an analysis released Tuesday

Four Years After Sandy, Climate Resiliency Planning For South Brooklyn Continues

December 6th, 2012 photo of damage to Sea Gate after Superstorm Sandy. Sand appears missing in the top left of this photo, while it temporarily took over the road in the foreground. Coney Island is to the right. (U.S. EPA photo by Jeanethe Falvey via Creative Commons/Wikimedia [https:

Four Years After Sandy, Climate Resiliency Planning For Sheepshead Bay Continues

Workers from a contracted oil spill clean-up company sift through an oily debris field in Sheepshead Bay on November 2nd, 2012, days after Superstorm Sandy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.)In recognition of the fourth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we’re taking a

Four Years After Sandy, Climate Resiliency Planning For Sheepshead Bay Continues

Workers from a contracted oil spill clean-up company sift through an oily debris field in Sheepshead Bay on November 2nd, 2012, days after Superstorm Sandy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.)In recognition of the fourth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we’re taking a

Preliminary FEMA Flood Maps & What They Show About Fort Greene

Section of Preliminary FEMA Flood Map showing coastline near Fort Greene. (Courtesy: FEMA)As the southern East Coast braces for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew, we thought it would be useful to return to the topic of climate resiliency in our part of Brooklyn. In January, 2015, the Federal Emergency

Preliminary FEMA Flood Maps & What They Show About Sunset Park

Section of Preliminary FEMA Flood Map showing Sunset Park coastline. (Courtesy: FEMA)As the southern East Coast braces for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew, we thought it would be useful to return to the topic of climate resiliency in our part of Brooklyn. In January, 2015, the Federal Emergency Management

Environmental Justice Organization UPROSE Celebrates 50th Anniversary Tonight

NYC Climate Justice Youth Summit sponsored by UPROSE in 2010. (Photo via UPROSE Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/Uprose-133979383320121/].)Long-time environmental justice advocacy organization UPROSE [http://uprose.org] will celebrate its 50th anniversary at a gala in Fort Greene this evening. UPROSE, which is based in Sunset Park, on

Environmental Justice Organization UPROSE Celebrates 50th Anniversary Tonight

NYC Climate Justice Youth Summit sponsored by UPROSE in 2010. (Photo via UPROSE Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/Uprose-133979383320121/].)Long-time environmental justice advocacy organization UPROSE [http://uprose.org] will celebrate its 50th anniversary at a gala in Fort Greene this evening. UPROSE, which is based in Sunset Park, on

Keep Your Catch Basins Clear: City Pilot Program Will Include Gowanus Neighborhood

Catch-basin in New York City. (Photo: NYC Department of Environmental Protection)The next time a heavy rainstorm comes to Gowanus and Sunset Park, at least some of the catch basins (the sewer drains on street corners, where it meets the curb) will be clear. That’s thanks to an Adopt-A-CatchBasin