Op-Ed | Repairing the Hudson Line is just part of MTA’s plan to combat impacts of climate change
The MTA is implementing plans to mitigate climate change impacts on the Hudson Line, such as flooding and mudslides. These efforts coincide with Climate Week and the arrival of the season's first nor'easter.
Mudslides, floods, downed trees. The destruction sounds biblical, but this the reality of storm cleanup on Metro-North’s Hudson Line in the age of climate change. We’ve gotten good at it, but now we’re acting to seriously reduce these impacts just in time for Climate Week and the first nor’easter of the season. On Wednesday, the...
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