• Cuomo’s New Regulations on Peaking Power Plants

    Governor Cuomo recently announced a proposal for stricter regulations on ozone standards. The proposed regulations include restrictions on emissions and increased controls on New York’s dirtiest power plants, called peaker power plants, which produce exceedingly harmful emissions during the ozone season.

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  • PAYS: A Financing Model for School Bus Electrification

    As more school districts are looking to electrify their bus fleets, they are struggling to afford the costs associated with electric school buses. One solution is the Pay As You Save system. The model would allow utilities to invest in the charger and battery for a bus.

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  • Why Our Recycling Crisis Began

    The U.S. recycling industry is in crisis. Many material recovery facilities (MRFs) are limiting or discontinuing their recycling disposal contracts with counties and municipalities across New York and other states, giving them nowhere to put their recyclables. This situation is further exacerbated by improper recycling and limited producer responsibility for products that are the most difficult to deal with.

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Unpacking Governor Cuomo's New Energy Efficiency and Energy Storage Goals
Last month, Governor Cuomo and the Department of Public Service (DPS) moved to implement landmark new energy efficiency and energy storage targets that will help decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
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Momentum Builds for Electric School Buses
A new $1.25 million pilot program spearheaded by New York City Council Member Rafael Espinal will put electric school buses on the road in NYC, an effort NYLCV has supported. In addition, the City Council Environmental Protection Committee recently held a hearing on Council Member Danny Dromm’s bill, Intro. 455, to speed up the transition to cleaner school buses.
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Trump’s Seismic Testing Plan Will Cause Major Harm to the Environment
Late last month, the Trump Administration approved a plan to allow oil companies to conduct seismic testing along the Eastern Atlantic, seen as the first step toward the administration leasing federal waters for oil drilling. Oil and gas exploration not only severely disrupts marine wildlife, but it would also worsen the fight against climate change.
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NYLCV Testifies at City Council Hearing on Building Emissions
At a City Council Environmental Protection Committee hearing last week, NYLCV testified in support of groundbreaking legislation that would make New York City the first in the world to set carbon emissions standards for buildings, which generate 70% of greenhouse gases in the City.
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City Council Holds Hearing on Building Emission Reduction Legislation
The City Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection held a hearing last week on legislation that would set greenhouse gas emissions for buildings over 25,000 square feet.
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How Congestion Pricing Can Help Electrify the City’s Bus Fleet and Improve Air Quality
Congestion pricing can be much more than just a subway-fixing fund. It could also enable the electrification of the city’s entire bus fleet – a move that would save fuel costs, reduce the city’s carbon emissions and improve air quality for millions of New Yorkers that live, work and learn along the city’s maze of bus routes.
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Electric Co-op Works With SUNY on Solar Power Battery Project
The Delaware County Electric Cooperative (DCEC), SUNY Delhi and the New York Power Authority are planning a solar power generation system that will power the campus and the local community.
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Hydropower: A Centuries-old Energy Source Can Also Combat Climate Change
Hydropower has been a staple of power production in New York for centuries. It generates electricity by capturing the energy of falling water. The School Street hydroelectric plant in Cohoes now generates 172 gigawatt hours per year and Cornell University also has its own hydropower plant.
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