Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Environmental Review

The Debt Ceiling Deal Could Be Bad News For Freeway Fighters

By Kea Wilson | Jun 2, 2023 | No Comments

A poison pill buried within the new debt ceiling deal would "gut" key elements of the nation's bedrock environmental law in exchange for preventing a national default and could make it easier for highway-building agencies to expedite road projects that harm vulnerable communities for generations, advocates warn.

A Manhattan judge dismissed a lawsuit citing the new so-called green amendment against the controversial Two Bridges project.

Manhattan Judge Tosses ‘Green Amendment’ Lawsuit Against Two Bridges Mega-Development

By Julianne Cuba | May 11, 2023 | No Comments

Sorry, NIMBYs, but dense development is just life in the city.

Trucks in Sunset Park. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Environmental Justice Advocates Seek to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 8, 2022 | No Comments

The city's outdated zoning code must be amended to give regulators the teeth they need to rein in “last-mile” distribution facilities that are popping up in low-income communities of color, environmental justice groups said as they filed a zoning proposal.

All signs point to ... the problem. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Environmental Review

The Debt Ceiling Deal Could Be Bad News For Freeway Fighters

Manhattan Judge Tosses ‘Green Amendment’ Lawsuit Against Two Bridges Mega-Development

Environmental Justice Advocates Seek to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities

Advocates: Change Zoning to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities Flocking to Low-Income Communities

The Slow Walk: MTA Has Not Met with Environmental Leaders Vital to Congestion Pricing — But Feds Blame MTA for That

KOMANOFF: Mayors Have a Congestion Pricing Ace Card — Here’s How to Play It