Mariana Simoes

2 weeks ago | citylimits.org | Mariana Simoes

The federal agency’s environmental justice office played a crucial role in helping New Yorkers reverse environmental burdens in their neighborhoods, according to EPA employees and community groups who spoke with City Limits. When Earth Day rolled around on April 22, employees who care for mother nature at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) didn’t have much to celebrate.

3 weeks ago | citylimits.org | Mariana Simoes

Rixaru X, who has worked collecting cans and bottles off city streets for the last six years, spoke to City Limits about the challenges New York City canners face and how the Bigger Better Bottle bill would improve their lives—and the city’s livability. When a New Yorker tosses a bottle or can onto the city’s streets, a hidden workforce of , known as canners, is there to pick it up.

1 month ago | citylimits.org | Mariana Simoes

Legislation to change an outdated solar tax credit law has widespread support, and could make it into this year’s state budget, advocates say. While most of the legislation aimed at advancing New York’s fight against climate change has been sidelined in this year’s state budget talks, a bill to make solar power more accessible by updating a nearly 20-year old tax credit law is seeing widespread support.

1 month ago | citylimits.org | Mariana Simoes

Lisa Garcia, a former regional administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency,  spoke to City Limits about how plans for a new wave of federal cuts could trickle down to New York. When word spread this week that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, EPA former Regional Administrator Lisa Garcia knew New York would feel the blow.

1 month ago | citylimits.org | Mariana Simoes

A bill recently introduced in City Council would prohibit the Parks Department from installing new swaths of artificial grass, citing the environmental and health impacts. When Steven Giles’ wife, Pat Arnow, began to oppose the use of plastic grass in their community through the advocacy group she co-founded, East River Park Action, he immediately supported the cause.