In a unanimous vote, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities opened up a bidding process for developers to pitch wind energy projects located off the New Jersey coast. In total the turbines would generate 1,100 megawatts of clean energy.
By Jenna Tipaldo At first glance, 827 Castleton Avenue in Staten Island seems like any typical block in America with small neighborhood businesses. But there’s a hidden, unassuming alleyway with a different perspective of this strip. #ArtistAlleySI is spray…
Could chocolate go extinct? As part of “Peril and Promise: The Challenge of Climate Change,” the multi-platform public media initiative reporting on the human impact of climate change, we explore how global climate change is effecting the regions where some…
Thanks to climate change, disease carrying critters are expanding their ranges, and their seasons are getting longer -- meaning they have more space and more time to take a bite out of you or me.
The report from the Union of Concerned Scientists predicts 60,000 homes in New Jersey will be at risk for chronic tidal flooding by 2045.
"Temperatures around the globe have soared, polar ice caps are melting & devastating storms are becoming the norm. Can “we” reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stop the rise of global heating patterns that threaten the existence of future generations? Cate…
Forests in New York City are not only surviving, but are actually thriving! Find out how in this episode that is a part of our ongoing Peril and Promise series of reports on the human impact of, and solutions for,…
Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. Extreme rainfall. It is hard not to conclude that something’s up with the weather, and many scientists agree. It’s the result of the weather machine itself—our climate—changing, becoming hotter and more erratic.…
There are three categories of people concerned with climate change
Superstorm Sandy ripped through lower Manhattan in 2012, flooding the construction site of the Whitney Museum's new location right on the river. After that disastrous event, they designed a fortress-like flood protection system for when climate disaster strikes again, making…
In San Antonio, Texas climate change has made summers hotter and thunderstorms stronger. City and cultural leaders are taking a progressive stance in addressing the issue. This segment is part of an ongoing public media reporting initiative called Peril and…
In 2012, Superstorm Sandy tore through the Red Hook Houses, the largest public housing development in Brooklyn. Many residents went without power and clean water for almost a month. Local leaders stepped up to the plate, taking emergency preparedness into…