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We campaign for the passage of laws and candidatesThe area encompasses Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and the Great Lakes region and has a population of a little more than 3.5 million people. Our overall environmental goals for the region are to increase renewable energy, decarbonize buildings, clean up toxic waste, provide safe drinking water for all residents, and reduce waste going to landfills.
Learn MoreAfter three rounds of federal funding, New York State has received $369 million for lead service line inventory and pipe replacement projects and at this rate is likely to receive at least $645 million in total. This funding is coming from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) that was signed into law by President Biden in October 2021. In total, BIL is providing $15 billion to all states -- at a rate of $3 billion a year over a five year period -- the largest amount of funding ever invested by the federal government for this purpose.
Learn MoreThe plan – which was developed through a collaborative community planning process with local organizers and 29 state agencies – provides a roadmap for the entire New York State government to improve extreme heat resiliency and mitigation, especially in vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.
Learn MoreBy Peter Aronson Each year, NYLCV and the NYLCV Education Fund work to identify the most pressing issues on the
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