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Tree rings shown on a cut piece of timber
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Finding Climate History in the Rafters of New York City Buildings

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 22 February 202322 February 2023

When renovating in the Big Apple, you might acquire a several-hundred-year-old climate database along with your new kitchen and bath.

Cityscape of Long Island City, New York
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Leaded Soil Endangers Residents in New York Neighborhoods

by M. Stonecash 29 September 20208 September 2022

New research documents dangerously high levels of lead in the soils of New York City parks and growing communities.

Thick pine forest of Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in Cape Cod, Mass.
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New England Forests Were Historically Shaped by Climate, Not People

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 28 February 20209 May 2022

A first-of-its-kind study combining paleoecology and archeology indicates that the New England landscape was not actively managed with fire prior to European arrival.

Carter Clinton and Fatimah Jackson smile while standing at a long table at a research lab.
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Podcast: Exhuming a Buried Piece of American History

by Lauren Lipuma 18 February 20208 October 2021

Scientists are using grave soil to reconstruct the lives of enslaved Africans in colonial New York.

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Investigating Rates of Microbial Methane Munching in the Ocean

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 16 January 202018 May 2022

Analyses of microbial activity in seawater samples help clarify the fate of methane released from the seafloor.

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Mapping Heat Vulnerability to Protect Community Health

by K. McCarthy and Z. Valdez 5 April 201915 February 2023

Community leaders and scientists from two U.S. cities are combining public health data and heat maps to prepare residents for climate change–related health risks.

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Coalition Resurrects Climate Advisory Panel Dissolved by Trump

Mohi Kumar headshot by M. Kumar 5 January 201810 April 2023

A partnership between New York State, Columbia University, and others reestablished the panel, which will study how best to deliver climate data to state governments, cities, industries, and more.

Handlebar view of a courier bicycling in New York City.
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Novel Air Pollution Study Gauges Individual Cyclists’ Risks

by R. Kaufman 13 June 201717 March 2023

By attaching an array of instruments to bike commuters in New York City, researchers aim to evaluate ambient pollution amounts and doses at the level of an individual cyclist.

A view of New York State’s Adirondack Park from a visitor’s center on Whiteface Mountain.
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Designing Mountaintop Cloud Experiments

by A. Carlton, M. Barth and S. Lance 12 May 201713 February 2023

Whiteface Mountain Cloud Chemistry Workshop; Wilmington, New York, 16–17 September 2016

A cargo ship cruises past a Danish offshore wind farm.
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Interior Approves Wind Farm Leasing Offshore from New York City

by Randy Showstack 8 June 201612 January 2022

The proposed wind farm, which commercial fishermen oppose, could produce at least 70 megawatts of energy annually, enough to power a quarter of a million homes.

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