• Our Efforts to Reduce Congestion and Improve Air Quality

    As part of our efforts to advocate for congestion pricing to be included in this year’s state budget, we released new digital tools for state legislators to show their support for fixing our region’s public transportation system while fighting climate change and improving air quality.

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  • The Impact of Proposed EPA Budget Cuts in New York

    To the outrage of groups across the country, the Trump Administration recently released its Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal which slashes funding for important environmental programs and agencies. So what does this mean for New Yorkers?

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  • New York State Lawmakers Look to Advance Recycling by Expanding the Bottle Bill

    Earlier this year, State Senator Todd Kaminsky and Assembly Member Englebright proposed legislation to expand the state's bottle deposit refund program to several types of bottles and cans that are not currently included in the program like wine, liquor, and hard cider bottles.

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NYLCV & Other Environmental Groups Rally for Congestion Pricing
NYLCV recently joined The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, and Moms Clean Air Force as part of the Fix Our Transit Coalition to urge lawmakers in Albany to include a comprehensive congestion pricing plan in this year’s budget. The groups released a fact sheet of numerous environmental and public health benefits that congestion pricing would bring.
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NYLCV Releases 2018 NYC Council Environmental Scorecard
NYLCV is proud to release our 2018 NYC City Council Environmental Scorecard, which holds members accountable for their environmental actions while in office.
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With Proposed Green New Deal, New York Looks to Join California in Leading US Action on Climate Change
As Cuomo and the newly elected state legislature hash out the details of the proposal in the coming months, they can look to California to learn how a friendly competitor is meeting similarly ambitious goals.
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Momentum Builds for Congestion Pricing
Support for congestion pricing has been growing. Governor Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, and many legislators have publicly declared support for it. Over 500 NYLCV members have taken action to tell their representatives that they support congestion pricing.
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NYLCV Testifies at Hearing on Climate & Community Protection Act
NYLCV President Julie Tighe testified before the New York State Senate Committee on Environmental Conservation's hearing on the Climate & Community Protection Act.
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Governor Cuomo Announces a Green New Deal for New York
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recently proposed Green New Deal would mandate that New York be powered 100% by carbon-free electricity by 2040. To meet this goal, the state will increase its targets for offshore wind power to 9,000 megawatts (MW) by 2035, which quadruples the previous goal of 2,400 by 2030; increase the distributed solar energy target to 6,000 MW by 2025, up from 3,000 by 2023; and deploy 3,000 MW of energy storage by 2030.
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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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Our Green Policy Priorities for 2019
Read our 2019 State Policy Agenda here.
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