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Climate and environment reporter at @nysfocus. Not really using this anymore; find me on Bluesky at colinreports. Tips: colin@nysfocus.com or Signal at colin.36

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Colin Kinniburgh’s Biography

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Currently reporting from NYC for New York Focus and other outlets. Previously reported from France (2019–20) and edited at Dissent (2013–18).

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Smokestacks Loom over New York's Clean Energy Plan

Smokestacks Loom over New York's Clean Energy Plan

New York is building renewables — but it doesn't have a plan to shut down the plants they're supposed to repl…

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Illegal Evictions Are Rising Across The State, But Landlords Rarely Face Consequences

Illegal Evictions Are Rising Across The State, But Landlords Rarely Face Consequences

There’s a growing trend of landlords changing locks and shutting off utilities to get tenants out without goi…

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Paris shows how to make public housing greener and more habitable at the same time

Paris shows how to make public housing greener and more habitable at the same time

American housing authorities may soon see an influx of federal funding. Paris offers lessons in how to spend …

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A Wave of Upstate Cities Could Ban Eviction Without “Good Cause”

A Wave of Upstate Cities Could Ban Eviction Without “Good Cause”

Blocked at the state level, the campaign for “good cause eviction” is going local.

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How a Tenant Revolt Sank NYCHA's Biggest Overhaul Plan in Years

How a Tenant Revolt Sank NYCHA's Biggest Overhaul Plan in Years

With a week left in the legislative session, New York lawmakers shelved a plan that aimed to revamp 25,000 NY…

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The secret ingredient in Paris' green public housing

The secret ingredient in Paris' green public housing

How cannabis can be part of an affordable housing future — not just one for eco-conscious elites.

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Morning Headlines with Colin Kinniburgh, Reporter at New York Focus, 4/22/26

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WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By David Guistina, Published April 22, 2026 at 7:14 AM EDT WAMC's David Guistina in conversation with Colin Kinniburgh, Reporter at New York Focus, about a datacenter that received over $70 million in tax breaks to create one job.
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A Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break. It Promises to Create 1 Job.

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By Colin Kinniburgh Verified, Zack Kligler
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By Colin Kinniburgh Verified
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On a February morning in 2024, a little-known agency in Rockland County held a public hearing on a proposed subsidy for the expansion of a JPMorganChase data center in Orangeburg, near the New Jersey border. In return for nearly $77 million in tax breaks, the project promised to create exactly one permanent job. No one showed up. After 20 minutes of silence, an agency official called the meeting to a close. Two weeks later, the subsidy deal was approved.
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