New York lays out $20 billion plan to combat effects of climate change

Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday announced a $20 billion plan to prepare for rising sea levels and hotter summers expected as a result of climate change.

NYC lays out $20 billion plan to combat climate change

New York City would spend nearly $20 billion to get ready for rising sea levels and hotter summers under a proposal unveiled on Tuesday by Mayor Bloomberg.

Big Apple may get baked as sizzling southern summers move north

Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to propose how the city could prepare for the forecasted climate change and how much such an undertaking could cost taxpayers.

PHOTOS: Baby falcons born on city bridges

The city Department of Environmental Protection tagged six baby falcons hatched on the Throgs Neck and Marine Parkway bridges.

JetBlue to make fertilizer at JFK Airport

The airline has decided to start composting food waste in its terminal to produce fertilizer for some local farms.

DEP issues ‘code orange’ air quality alert for second day

The Pennsylvania Department of environmental protection issued a “code orange” air quality alert for ozone, meaning pollution may affect vulnerable people.

Report: global warming may mean more deaths in Manhattan

Climate scientists warn of rising temperature-related deaths in Manhattan caused by global warming.

Community fights Greenwich Village gas pipeline

Community groups are rallying against the Spectra pipeline, as the company insists it is built to be one of the safest gas pipelines in North America.

VIDEO: Oil pipeline coming to the West Village

An activist group produced this video in outcry against the proposed Spectra Pipeline that would run under the West Village.

Six months after Sandy: Mold and 11 billion gallons of sewage

The storm created a massive sewage overflow.