Projects
3 ResultsAir Quality
Indoor Air Monitoring
Most of us spend the majority of our time indoors. While the quality of indoor air is influenced by outdoor air, there are a number…
Air Quality
Clean Buses for Healthy Niños
In New York City, more than 10,000 school buses provide transportation for almost 150,000 students, the majority of whom have disabilities. However, many of these…
Air Quality
Neighborhood Air Monitoring Initiative
North Brooklyn, particularly Williamsburg, has historically had some of the highest asthma rates in New York City. As a waste transfer hub, with the Brooklyn…
Events
5 Results
Indoor Air Quality Workshop
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Brooklyn, NY 11222
Indoor Air Quality Workshop
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Idle Ca$h: Combatting Truck Idling
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Petroleum Vapors Town Hall
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Brooklyn, NY 11222
News & Media
7 Results
Comments on NYS Plan Revision of Ozone Standards
NBN joins with partners to urge DEC to adopt regulations that reduce exposure to ozone emissions
NBN Joins Coalition Supporting Improved Truck Standards
NBN joined with 29 partners – including Earthjustice, ALIGN, NYPLI, and NRDC, to submit comments to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation urging it to…
Comments on EPA’s Proposal to Keep Ozone Standard
In August 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency, after a statutory review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for primary (health-based) and secondary (environment-based)…
Idling Diaries: Part 2
Lael Goodman, our environmental justice program manager, shares her experience reporting truck and bus idling in North Brooklyn via the city’s Idling Complaint System. After…