Meet Winners of Covering Climate Now’s Journalism Awards
This episode welcomes three winners of the 2023 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards: Mark Albert, Cameron Oglesby, and Alleen Brown.
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Stony Brook University To Build Climate Campus on Governors Island
After years of speculation and bold proposals for Governors Island, the site will become home to a $700 million climate campus.
How Smoke From the Canadian Wildfires Could Impact Your Health
Dr. Dan Westervelt, an air pollution scientist, explains the impacts wildfire smoke can have on your health.
The Women-Led, Indigenous-Owned Kelp Farm Restoring Long Island’s Waters
The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers are expanding their kelp hatchery and farm to counter the effects of climate change on Long Island.
What’s Holding Up Climate Progress in New York City?
Local Law 97 aims to cut carbon emissions and reach net-zero by 2050 by setting stringent limits on New York City's buildings.
10 Years After Sandy, Are New York’s Communities Ready for the Next Superstorm?
A look at recovery and resiliency efforts in New York’s most vulnerable communities 10 years after Hurricane Sandy impacted this area.
Composting: New York City’s Trash Solution
Jessica Tisch of NYC's Department of Sanitation, joined MetroFocus to discuss the launch of the nation’s largest curbside composting program.
A Look at NY State Environmental Legislation for 2021-22
Jeremy Cherson, Senior Manager of Government Affairs for the nonprofit Riverkeeper, discusses bills that passed the legislature.
“Generation Dread” Author Shares Insights on Eco-Anxiety
Psychologists are now acknowledging that the idea of impending global doom can induce feelings of fear, anger, and despair.
Beat the Heat: Strategies for Dangerous Heatwaves
In New York, extreme heat claims 350 lives each year, and the risk to African Americans is twice as high as the risk to white New Yorkers.
New York’s “Compost Champion” Leads Fight to Save the Planet
To prevent trash from ending up in landfills, Domingo Morales has set out to share composting with all New Yorkers.
Real-Life Solutions for Saving the Planet
In honor of Earth Day this week, MetroFocus explores real-life solutions to mitigating the climate crisis from home.