Mariana Simoes

2 weeks ago | citylimits.org | Mariana Simoes

Find out where to get free composting this summer for your yard, garden or neighborhood tree pits—made from decomposed food scraps and yard waste. The Big Apple has added a new location to its roster of sites that give away free compost to New Yorkers. Made of decomposed food scraps and yard waste, this nutrient-rich material can be added to soil to help plants thrive all summer long. Every Saturday until Sept.

2 weeks ago | citylimits.org | Mariana Simoes

While politicians, environmental groups and union leaders rejoiced that Empire Wind can move forward, some worry the Trump administration’s concession is meant to pressure Gov. Hochul to approve local gas pipeline projects. The U.S Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) lifted a month-long stop work order Monday on the New York-based offshore wind project, Empire Wind 1.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

2 months 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Legislation to change an outdated solar tax credit law has widespread support, and could make it into this year’s state budget, advocates say.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.