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New York

Gimme Shelter

In Urban Omnibus

Idling Vigilante

An Upper West Side crank wages a lucrative war against air pollution.

In New York Magazine.

Could massive storm surge barriers end the Hudson River’s revival?

Environmentalists tend to think… yes.

At Yale360.

Photo by Grant Cornett

The Compost King

About converting food scraps to energy, in addition to fertilizer, through anaerobic digestion, in The New York Times Magazine.

The Remains of the Night

Sex, trash, and nature in the city.

Published at Medium.

Photo by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel

New York’s Fresh Kills Landfill Gets an Epic Facelift

In Audubon Magazine.

© 2026 Elizabeth Royte