The Latest from Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY

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  Batteries

  NYC utility tests portable home batteries to dull AC’s impact on the grid

  Con Ed connected power boxes to 65 customers’ AC units, allowing households to stay cool without plugging in during summer system overload.

  By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY  .  12 August 2025

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  Electrification

  This NYC affordable housing complex is the biggest ‘Passive House’ in US

  The apartments have improved ventilation and sealing that helps save energy and money, making the complex a national model for tackling the housing and climate crises.

  By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY  .  21 August 2024

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  ENN

  Bronx residents got rid of their gas stoves. Their air quality markedly improved.

  In a pilot program at the New York City Housing Authority, households with induction stoves showed a 35% decrease in nitrogen dioxide and a nearly 43% difference in carbon monoxide.

  By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY  .  1 February 2023

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  Push to clean up air around ‘last-mile’ warehouses gets in gear

  As online shopping has grown, so have the so-called last-mile warehouses that store the products consumers need so quickly — and the trucks and vans necessary for those deliveries.

  By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY  .  22 April 2022

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  Feds open probe into Brooklyn fossil fuel plans amid environmental racism accusations

  The U.S. EPA will determine whether New York officials violated federal law when evaluating National Grid's natural gas pipeline upgrades, which has faced allegations of environmental injustice.

  By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY  .  28 October 2021

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  New York officials call on governor to revisit rate hike tied to controversial Brooklyn pipeline

  Lawmakers asked Hochul to uphold the state's climate law, which mandates greenhouse gas emissions cuts that benefit disadvantaged communities.

  By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY  .  20 September 2021