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Community Members Fight for New Bus Stop at Ridgewood Reservoir
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Community Members Fight for New Bus Stop at Ridgewood Reservoir

Leading Urban Environmentalists Gathered in Bushwick to Discuss Green Roofs and City Sustainability

Leading Urban Environmentalists Gathered in Bushwick to Discuss Green Roofs and City Sustainability

All new buildings are required to have 100 percent sustainable roofs in the form of green roofs, solar panels, or some combination of the two.
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Bushwick to Get a New $1.5 Million Student-Designed Playground

Bushwick to Get a New $1.5 Million Student-Designed Playground

“Low-income communities of color, such as Bushwick, have historically been denied access to green space compared to other New York City communities.”
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Sustainable Brooklyn Bridges the Gap Between the Environmental Movement and Communities of Color

Sustainable Brooklyn Bridges the Gap Between the Environmental Movement and Communities of Color

Sustainable Brooklyn’s Dominique Drakeford and Whitney McGuire are on a mission to make the environmental movement more inclusive.
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New Report Shows Disproportionate Risk to Latinx Communities from Climate Change
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New Report Shows Disproportionate Risk to Latinx Communities from Climate Change

New York Climate and Community Protection Act Will Invest into Low-Income and Communities of Color

New York Climate and Community Protection Act Will Invest into Low-Income and Communities of Color

The proposed legislation has been hailed as one of the most progressive climate change policies.
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Ridgewood Junkyard Under Review for Cleanup Program to Become a New Animal Shelter

Ridgewood Junkyard Under Review for Cleanup Program to Become a New Animal Shelter

The city has designated $98 million to develop full-service animal shelters in all five boroughs.
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Ever Considered Fishing in Bushwick? A New Web Series Focused on Local Ecology Will Change Your Mind

Ever Considered Fishing in Bushwick? A New Web Series Focused on Local Ecology Will Change Your Mind

Think twice before eating from Bushwick’s Newton Creek. You’ll thank us later.
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E-Waste Not, E-Want Not: Ridgewood Will Host Electronic Recycling Pop-Up

E-Waste Not, E-Want Not: Ridgewood Will Host Electronic Recycling Pop-Up

Drop-off your cracked iPhones on Jan. 26!
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Ridgewood Reservoir Gets Protective Status After Years of Activism

Ridgewood Reservoir Gets Protective Status After Years of Activism

Local environmentalists and advocates pushed for the site’s protection in a long and difficult battle.
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Change of Plans: Bushwick Won’t Get Curbside Composting in 2018

Change of Plans: Bushwick Won’t Get Curbside Composting in 2018

The Department of Sanitation has paused plans to bring curbside collection of organics to Bushwick and other parts of NYC.
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This Weekend, See Environmentalist Theater Written by Adorable Kids At the Bushwick Starr’s Big Green Theater

This Weekend, See Environmentalist Theater Written by Adorable Kids At the Bushwick Starr’s Big Green Theater

Happy Earth Day, Bushwick! Locals who are looking for a sweet way to observe the holiday can stop by the Bushwick Starr this weekend to take in the culmination of the 6th annual Big Green Theater, the eco-playwriting workshop that the Starr runs in collaboration with local eco-theater collective Superhero Clubhouse
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Watch Reverend Billy Sing the Good Word this Sunday at Market Hotel

Watch Reverend Billy Sing the Good Word this Sunday at Market Hotel

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