From Dutch outpost to urban playground, Governors Island has had many lives. Now, it's pioneering a zero-waste concept that could show other cities how to develop more sustainably.

What was once U.S. Coast Guard housing on Governors Island will soon be the site of the New York Climate Exchange. Climate Week NYC began September 17 and featured Duke experts including Ashley Ward ...

Governors Island is a former military outpost dating back to the Revolutionary War. Most of its 172 acres is made up of landfill, ... The Coast Guard moved off the island in 1966, ...