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With a Mayoral Election Coming Up, This Is Where NYC Stands on Climate Action
The city’s mayoral race has justifiably been about housing and affordability. But flood protection, building decarbonization and air pollution will still be challenges for New York’s next mayor.
By Lauren Dalban
The city’s precarious position in the face of multiple climate change-related pressures, such as coastal or rainfall flooding and extreme heat, has not been a focus of this year’s mayoral race—but perhaps it should be.