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Brahmjot Kaur

Brahmjot Kaur

Reporter, New York

Brahmjot Kaur is an environmental justice fellow for Inside Climate News. She recently graduated from The City College of New York with a BA in political science and journalism. During her final semester, Brahmjot participated in the Semester in DC program at City College and was a public policy intern for the National Disability Rights Network. Brahmjot also worked at City College’s student-run publication, The Campus, for three years and previously interned for Gothamist as an editorial intern. She covered the mayor of NYC announcing a ban on plastic foodware and a climate protest where over 60 people were arrested. She further learned about environmental justice while volunteering with the New York Public Interest Research Group. Brahmjot currently resides on Long Island, New York.

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A detour sign is seen at East 20th Street and Avenue C in Lower Manhattan as the first phase of major construction is underway. Credit: Brahmjot Kaur/Inside Climate News

New York Embarks on a Massive Climate Resiliency Project to Protect Manhattan’s Lower East Side From Sea Level Rise

By Brahmjot Kaur

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