Nathan Kensinger

freelance environmental photojournalist

Nathan Kensinger, freelance environmental photojournalist

Nathan Kensinger appears in the following:

‘A layer cake of environmental pollution’: Greenpoint struggles with rezoning 18 years on

Saturday, April 22, 2023

New York City's vision of replacing a contaminated industrial shoreline with a community of luxury towers remains incomplete — and may now be threatened by sea level rise.

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Why ATC Is Going to Greenpoint

Friday, April 21, 2023

WNYC's All Things Considered Earth Day broadcast from Greenpoint and the many environmental challenges of converting former industrial sites into residential areas.

Environmental groups oppose $52B plan to build storm surge gates in NY-NJ waterways

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Ten environmental organizations say an Army Corps of Engineers' proposal could damage waterways and leave the Bronx unprotected.

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Giant offshore wind turbines take shape as NJ turns on major manufacturing plant

Monday, January 02, 2023

Commissioning of machinery and construction will continue at the 70-acre port site until the end of 2024. Developers said it’s the largest offshore wind manufacturing plant in the U.S.

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EPA delays cleanup of Brooklyn’s toxic Newtown Creek Superfund site until 2032

Monday, December 05, 2022

The Newtown Creek is one of the most polluted bodies of water in the nation, fouled by more than a century of sewage overflows, oil spills and industrial waste.

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Now and then: A photojournalist reviews how Hurricane Sandy transformed New York City

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

For the communities that lost homes, neighbors, and loved ones, it has been a long decade of recovery and rebuilding.

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Army Corps proposes $52 billion storm surge barriers for New York-New Jersey waterways

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

The 14-year construction project would dramatically reshape New York City’s waterfront and be one of the largest infrastructure projects in the area's history.

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Grading De Blasio: How He Weathered Being The Climate Disaster Mayor

Friday, December 10, 2021

WNYC
The de Blasio administration has highlighted the complex challenges facing the people of many coastal cities around the world.

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