Environment
Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
Air pollution in China rebounds to pre-COVID level
Other countries are expected to follow suit
News•Video
Plastic bag ban approved in New York State budget
The ban will go into effect in March of 2020.
News•Video
The Green New Deal explained in 1:17
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Audio•News
With fracking decision looming, New Yorkers worry about water
The indecision on fracking is up for review.
News•Special Reports
GOP Primary: Living with Fracking
Residents find themselves outcasts in the middle of a hot environmental debate that could boil over in the upcoming presidential election.
Arts•Features
Broadway finds new ways to go green
The Broadway Green Alliance encourages environmentally friendly practices at city theaters.
Features•Special Reports
The Border Project: Border wall harms environment, some say
The border fence has disrupted animal migration patterns and caused flooding.
News
Activists: ‘Save your plastic bottles’
Every year, New Yorkers throw away 25,059 tons of recyclable plastic bottles in their household garbage, environmental activists say.