Earth Day ’24: As climate changes, risk is their business
By JOHN L. PARKER // The Earth Day celebration started with an event that drew millions together to address environmental issues and has been with us for more than five…
Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
There’s no climate justice without inclusive innovation
By SHRUTI SHARMA // Whether ghosts are real may be an ongoing debate, but climate change is real and scarier than any ghost story this Halloween. There is ample evidence,…
Auction sets New York Bight’s offshore-wind course
By GREGORY ZELLER // Get your bids ready – the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has scheduled a Feb. 23 “wind auction” to divvy up 480,000 watery acres off…
Hydrogen economy advances with Hempstead HyGrid
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of the nation’s first clean-hydrogen projects is coming to Long Island, courtesy of one of the region’s largest utilities. National Grid and the Town of…
At COP26, last chance for Long Island – and the world
By JOHN PARKER // It’s fall in America and an impactful event is about to begin on the other side of the Atlantic: The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of…
Island solar site among first OK’d by new state office
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York has greenlighted two major solar-energy facilities, including one on Long Island – the first renewable-energy facilities approved under new state regulations. The New York…
For New York State, RNG is a no-carbon no-brainer
By SCOTT CHABINA // As the advisory committees that comprise the New York State Climate Action Council consider public comments and deliberate on the Empire State’s clean energy future, a…
State launches Offshore Wind Training Institute, again
By GREGORY ZELLER // Representing the largest public investment by any state in offshore wind workforce development, New York’s Offshore Wind Training Institute is now afloat. Seriously. The State University…
No. 557: On quantum speed, EV ports and Jane Austen – and to all, a good night
A toast: To family, friends, good fortune and a rapid end of this global pandemic – welcome to Dec. 23, dear readers, and the heart of the holidays. It’s…
COVID’s tough, but climate change is the bigger threat
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // We are at a pivotal moment regarding environment protection, and just as we fast-tracked a COVID-19 vaccine, we must act swiftly – relying on science…
Northwell machine-learning tool sees COVID’s future
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new “predictive tool” developed by Northwell Health can spot COVID-19 outbreaks weeks before they happen. That’s the word from the New Hyde Park-based healthcare system,…
Island set to shine as clean-energy employment soars
By GREGORY ZELLER // Good news for research-rich, offshore-open Long Island: New York’s clean-energy economy is growing at more than double the rate of the overall state economy. So says…
No. 422: Forty whacks, mighty winds, collegiate values and Long Island’s season of the nurse
Hot stuff: Just in time for the muggiest stretch of the year, Friday has arrived, dear readers, and you’ve reached the end of another sweltering summer workweek. It’s July…