Pols urge city: Declare climate emergency
(WorldNews Politics)

BY ALEJANDRA O’CONNELL-DOMENECH | On June 24, Councilmembers Ben Kallos and Costa Constantinides called on the city to declare a climate emergency as a crowd of activists waved signs and cheered on the steps of City Hall under the blistering sun. “Climate change is real and we see the effects of the climate change everywhere,” said Kallos, whose district includes the Upper East Side, East Midtown, Roosevelt Island and El Barrio in East Harlem. “Yet there are still climate-change deniers, including President Trump.” An eruption of boos...