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Climate

The Green Shift

Two High School Activists

With school buildings ill-equipped to face the climate crisis, students advocate for retrofits and greener, healthier buildings.

Everybody Should Be Honored

A rare combination of collective art project, community celebration, and environmental protest, the Hunts Point Fish Parade honors residents of the Bronx neighborhood and mobilizes them in the fight for its future.

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Building Solidarity

Workers across the building trades talk about what it takes to construct a just transition to a sustainable economy.

On Island Time

As tides and storms bring big changes to the cityscape, what landmass is most likely to become New York's next island?

Charge It, Please!

Where demand is high and private infrastructure is scarce, the city seeks to squeeze in streetside charging for electric cars.

Building Out of a Tight Spot

An architect faces New York City's housing crisis and climate crisis, one building at a time.

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A Union President

Organized labor navigates a changing climate as power plants transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

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A Building Superintendent

At a West Village Co-Op, the resident manager gets the building — and its residents — ready for rising waters and new climate mandates.

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An Electrician

There is no shortage of work for a member of IBEW Local 3: shoring up building systems to withstand flooding and preparing for an electrification boom.

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A Fishmonger

A seafood purveyor builds a sustainable business amidst rising and heating oceans and insatiable demand.