Archinect - News2024-05-17T14:25:39-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150423413/new-york-releases-city-s-first-study-on-environmental-justice
New York releases city’s first study on environmental justice Niall Patrick Walsh2024-04-09T11:41:00-04:00>2024-04-15T10:33:06-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/86/86d4b2ddf99180ccb18362f34dff3faf.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12384/new-york-city" target="_blank">New York City</a> Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice has released the city’s first <a href="https://climate.cityofnewyork.us/topic/environmental-justice/" target="_blank">report</a> into <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/167905/climate-change" target="_blank">environmental justice</a> issues. </p>
<p>Titled 'EJNYC: A Study of Environmental Justice Issues in New York City,' the study analyzes environmental hazards ranging from toxin exposure and summer heat vulnerability to flood risks and transit access.</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/93/93a432175ff83d1ecf3f890b467ac7d3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/93/93a432175ff83d1ecf3f890b467ac7d3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image courtesy: Buro Happold</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Developed by a team led by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/38008/burohappold" target="_blank">Buro Happold</a> and urban design nonprofit <a href="https://archinect.com/hesterstreet" target="_blank">Hester Street</a>, the report feeds into a wider project known as the Environmental Justice NYC (EJNYC) initiative, which will develop a city-wide environmental justice strategy. The report is also accompanied by a mapping tool that allows users to visualize environmental issues in their neighborhood.</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1a96e5c2586d61c3961a31f37d373580.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1a96e5c2586d61c3961a31f37d373580.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image courtesy: Buro Happold</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The report found that disadvantaged areas in the city are subject to more stationary sources of pollution, including power plants, waste processing facilities, and waste generators, and contain more observed health dispariti...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150317184/new-york-city-selects-team-to-design-a-report-and-public-portal-for-tracking-environmental-injustices
New York City selects team to design a report and public portal for tracking environmental injustices Nathaniel Bahadursingh2022-07-18T16:32:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ce/ce1a44ed4c0280707681e1373505b84c.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/38008/burohappold" target="_blank">Buro Happold</a> and urban design nonprofit <a href="https://archinect.com/hesterstreet" target="_blank">Hester Street</a> have announced a partnership with the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12384/new-york-city" target="_blank">New York City</a> Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice to establish an <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1653868/climate-justice" target="_blank">environmental justice</a> report and online data portal that will identify the locations across the city where policies, infrastructure, and investments contribute to inequities in vulnerability and risk from environmental hazards. </p>
<p>The report, coined the Environmental Justice for All Report, and web portal will be accessible to the public and inform the creation of a comprehensive environmental justice plan. The initiative will outline areas of focus for promoting environmental justice in New York City and analyze existing policies, programs, and procedures across the city.</p>
<p>The creation of the report and portal is the result of Local Laws 60 and 64, environmental justice legislation passed by the City Council and signed by former <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/382442/mayor-bill-de-blasio" target="_blank">Mayor Bill de Blasio</a> in 2017. Local Law 60 requires that a citywide study of environme...</p>