KOMANOFF: Don’t Regulate NYC Helicopter Flights, End Them
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A noise, fuel and open space gives a preview of his City Council testimony on Wednesday.
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How to Electrify the Nation’s School Buses
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It will take forever to electrify our transit systems, but yellow school buses could be switched over within the decade, a new report says.
THE STRINGER PLAN: Buses, Buses, Buses — And Pedestrianized Zones, Bike Highways and Far Fewer Placards
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The comptroller candidate would build more bike lanes, pedestrianize more of the city, completely reform parking rules, massively reduce the issuance of parking placards to city employees, boost transit and reduce community boards' power.
Lithium Mining and the Hidden Environmental Costs of EVs
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The Green New Deal is clearly better than our carbon-based catastrophic course. But it also depends on massive amounts of lithium — and extracting it will carry a big environmental cost of its own.
Mayor Wrong About Bill to Put $3 Surcharge on Non-Essential Amazon Orders: Pol
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In his weekly "Ask the Mayor" segment on WNYC on Friday morning, Mayor de Blasio mischaracterized a Brooklyn Assembly Member's proposed bill to put a surcharge on non-essential online retail orders to curb pollution and road violence.
Parks Department Closes Environmental Facility to Create a Parking Lot
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They evicted paradise to fill up a parking lot.