Rosemary Misdary appears in the following:
Why coyotes aren't leaving New York City anytime soon
Thursday, December 22, 2022
According to Gotham Coyote Project, the furry canids are adapting to human food, changing their family habits and swimming through the East River.
Uncertainty for NYC's 'Most Important' Climate Law
Monday, November 21, 2022
The future of a major NYC climate law meant to cap carbon pollution from buildings.
How Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery plans to stop watery graves...due to flooding
Monday, October 31, 2022
NYC releases a $2-million plan to alleviate sewer backups that flood the National Historic Landmark during heavy downpours, which are becoming more common.
A decade after Sandy, hurricane flood maps reveal New York's climate future
Saturday, October 29, 2022
National Hurricane Center data for New York City shows development happening in at-risk areas, even as climate change brings more frequent and intense storms.
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.
‘Hard to walk away:’ What Staten Island’s retreat from flood zones can teach NYC homeowners
Thursday, October 13, 2022
After Sandy, more than 500 Staten Islanders took state buyouts rather than stay and rebuild. Their stories carry lessons for city homeowners still threatened by rising sea levels.
A decade after Sandy, volunteer historians restore a Queens neighborhood's lost memories
Thursday, October 06, 2022
The Breezy Point Historical Society was created from the storm’s wreckage to preserve photos, newspapers, and even a long-lost film of Jackie Robinson.
To confront rising sea levels, an NYC artist invites you to stand in the East River for 12 hours
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Artist Sarah Cameron Sunde concludes her nine-year project to stand in water on six continents and allow the high tide to slowly engulf her.
NYC’s largest power plant wants to go 100% renewable
Thursday, September 01, 2022
Last month, Rise, Light & Power — the current owner of Ravenswood Generating Station — announced a proposal to transition the 2,480-megawatt energy center to 100% renewable energy.
NY deploys labs on wheels to measure air pollution block by block
Friday, August 19, 2022
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has deployed an air monitoring program that uses retrofitted cars to spit out pollution data in real time.
Why crucial climate bills have stalled in liberal New York despite the deepening crisis
Wednesday, August 03, 2022
In candid conversations, a dozen Democrat legislators gave reasons for why some measures are stuck.
Future storms will put parts of NYC underwater, endangering hundreds of thousands
Thursday, July 28, 2022
National Hurricane Center data show that areas in New York City where public housing exists are at risk as climate change brings more frequent and intense storms.
New NYC storm surge map shows how climate change threatens affordable housing, upscale waterfront
Thursday, July 28, 2022
East Harlem continues to repair damage from Hurricane Sandy, as the Greenpoint-Williamsburg waterfront builds large high-rises in a flood zone where permanent retreat could be necessary.
These hurricane flood maps reveal the climate future for Miami, NYC and D.C.
Thursday, July 28, 2022
National Hurricane Center data for Miami, Washington, D.C., and New York City show development happening in at-risk areas, even as climate change brings more frequent and intense storms.
Community solar programs gain popularity among the many New Yorkers who don’t own their roofs
Monday, June 27, 2022
These largely grassroots programs, which are now powering more than 200,000 homes statewide, allow energy customers to choose solar without paying for the upfront costs and construction.
Audio exhibit debuts at 13 community gardens, uncovering the climate shifts in Brooklyn backyards
Wednesday, June 08, 2022
Urban gardeners are witnessing the incremental shifts of extreme weather unfolding in their crops. An oral history now documents their stories.
A Public Stargazing Observatory is One Step Closer to a New Home in The Bronx
Monday, June 06, 2022
A public observatory for amateur astronomers could soon have a new home in The Bronx.
These moms want the world’s largest money manager to divest from coal. So they’re protesting outside the CEO’s house
Monday, May 30, 2022
Sunrise Kids, a climate activism organization started by New York moms and their kids, wants the investment company BlackRock to stop propping up coal production.
NYC’s first public observatory is running out of time to find a home
Monday, May 23, 2022
The final frontier is just within reach — if city park officials can agree to the plan in time.
National Grid’s pivot to ‘renewable’ natural gas would require more pipelines, keep producing carbon
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
New York’s natural gas provider says it is transitioning to “biogas” naturally released from landfills or cow farms. But would the plan reduce carbon emissions, or is it full of manure?
