Swaths of New York City’s coastline, including central Brooklyn and large portions of northern Manhattan, are among the targeted communities.
Donate NowNew York State has finalized the list of so-called “disadvantaged communities” to be targeted for extra funding and cleanup in the state’s ambitious multibillion-dollar climate plan.
The 1,736 census tracts identified by the state Climate Justice Working Group – a little over a third of all in the state – include swaths of New York City’s coastline, central Brooklyn, and large portions of northern Manhattan and the Bronx. The working group approved the designations in a vote Monday.
The chosen communities must be first in line for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and resulting hazardous pollutants, and receive at least 35% of state spending on clean-energy and energy-efficiency programs – under the state’s sweepingThe law’s ambitious emissions reductions goals – of creating a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 – will cost some $300 billion over the many decades, according to estimates by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority provided...
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