We fight climate change, conserve land and water, and protect public health in New York State through political action.

The governor signed legislation to reduce barriers for developing geothermal energy and announced a quadrupling of heat pump installations by 2030, for EmPower+, and the Clean Heat for All Challenge to develop a new green electrification system for NYCHA buildings.

“The climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis,” Gov. Gavin Newsom told the U.N. “It’s the burning of oil, burning of gas, the burning of coal,” he said, adding that “for decades, the oil industry has been playing each and everyone in this room for fools. Their deceit and denial going back decades has created the condition that persists here today.”

The planet just experienced the hottest June, July and August since humans began keeping track of global temperatures in 1880. In order to mitigate the heat island effect, which impacts our most vulnerable communities, NYLCV and the Forest For All coalition supports drastically increasing the number of trees in the city in an equitable way.

On September 15, NYLCV President Julie Tighe joined  Chairman Andrew Joyce and other members of the Albany County Legislature for a press conference to highlight the green benefits available to Albany County residents, and New Yorkers more broadly, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.