By Eduardo Cuevas, Rockland/Westchester Journal News Yolanda Lee feels trapped in her one-bedroom apartment in Southwest Yonkers. On hot days, the AC unit mounted in the 60-year-old’s living room window…
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USA Today looked at heat islands during an extensive USA TODAY Network reporting project called “Perilous Course,” a collaborative examination of how people up and down the East Coast are grappling with the climate crisis.
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Due to its proximity to the Hudson River, geographic and socioeconomic factors, and dense urban landscape, much of Southwestern Yonkers, NY, is vulnerable to climate change-related flooding and heatwaves. This…
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A $2 million investment aims to change a major heat problem impacting residents in south Yonkers. Yolanda Lee has lived at the Loehr Court Apartments for the last six years.…
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Yonkers, NY – Bank of America, Bezos Earth Fund, and New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation all made a major commitment to alleviating climate risks in the Hudson Valley region…
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Groundwork Hudson Valley kicked off the 2022 Season Opening of its floating, completely off-the-grid science and environmental education center on the Hudson River on Saturday, June 4th. Yonkers, NY –…
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Groundwork Hudson Valley’s off the grid science and environmental education center – the Science Barge – is opening its doors to the public on Saturday, June 4th from 12pm-4pm with…
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Groundwork Hudson Valley named Swiss Re’s 2022 Charity of the Year Yonkers, NY, May 13th, 2022 — Groundwork Hudson Valley has been named Swiss Re Armonk’s Charity of the Year…
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Groundwork Hudson Valley has been named a beneficiary by the Bronxville Rotary Club at the Annual Benefit Cocktail Party on April 22nd at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville NY. Rotarian Robert…
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Yonkers, NY, April 28th, 2022 – Groundwork Hudson Valley and the community led Saw Mill River Coalition mobilized 200 volunteers as part of the annual Great Saw Mill River Cleanup…
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