Environment Health: Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday proposed spending upward of $20 billion on adaptation programs and projects in a sweeping 430-page report meant to stand as New York City's defense blueprint against extreme weather and climate change.
In what was his most significant address on the subject, the independent mayor said he was hoping to continue or start work on no less than 250 recommendations related to storms, flooding and global warming before leaving office at the end of this year. He vowed...