Tag: COVID-19
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GreenHomeNYC’s Pandemic Pivot Proves the Power of Commitment and Community
By Melanie Mason We have spent the better part of our year in throes of the COVID-19 pandemic—social distancing, Zooming, washing our hands like crazy, and carrying out GreenHomeNYC’s mission from the kitchen table. This has almost begun to feel like a normal part of our routines. But at the beginning of the lockdowns…
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Monthly Forum: Urban Heat Island and COVID-19 – A Perfect Storm?
Summer in the City: Urban Heat Island, Environmental Justice and Covid 19– a Perfect Storm? Temperatures this summer are rising to uncomfortable levels. But what policies are in place to assist people who are confined to small, crowded apartments, with inadequate ventilation and no air conditioning —or unaffordable air conditioning—in the case of a…
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The Intersection of COVID and Climate: What Have We Learned?
By Kaitlyn Pohly In a post-quarantine, shelter-in-place, mask-wearing world, what does the fate of our climate look like? Amidst all of this upheaval, it’s hard to remember that just half a year ago sustainability was a rising priority on the public’s agenda; the debate about the climate and its subsequent socioeconomic implications was gaining momentum.…