New Rochelle Students Lobby For Bottle Bill

High school students from New Rochelle put their environmental lessons to work on Tuesday, lobbying legislators at the Capitol for the Bigger Better Bottle Bill.

Molinaro Urges Spitzer To Sign EPF Expander

Assemblyman Marcus Molinaro (R-East Fishkill) wrote to Gov. Eliot Spitzer to urge him to sign the Environmental Protection Fund Expansion Act.

Newsday To Spitzer: Sign Green Bills Into Law

An editorial in Sunday's Newsday calls on Gov. Eliot Spitzer to sign major bills that the Assembly and Senate passed to combat global warming.

Environmental Protection Fund Expansion Act Passes Committee

The State Senate Rules Committee approved the Environmental Protection Fund Expansion Act this afternoon, according to Alison Hirsh, NYLCV's state policy director. The approval bodes well for its eventual approval by the full Senate.

Budget Breakthough!

The numbers have been crunched and the environmental budget for New York State in 2007-2008 looks pretty good.

Budget: The Clock Is Ticking (Take Action!)

Time is running out for securing a major victory in this year's budget negotiations for environmental programs. Bills must be finalized today to make the April 1 deadline, so please take action now.

Budget Battle Brewing

This is the first in a series of posts to help keep you in the loop as the swirl of rumors, the raucous horse trading, and the slight of hand known as the Albany budget process kicks into high gear. (Hat tip to our friends for providing this valuble info and ground-truthing the gossip from the rumor mill.)

Here's what we know:

"Ad"ded Support for EPF

"Friends of New York's Environment" has been hitting the halls of Albany in search of a supersized enviro budget.

The ground troops are now getting air support.