• Promise and Prudence for U.S. Polluter Import Fee

    Earlier this month, U.S. Senate Democrats proposed a polluter import fee that would target imports from nations lacking progressive climate policies. There is an abundance of hope that this fee will make strides in international climate discussion and promote emissions reductions.

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  • Eric Adams' Environmental Promises

    Eric Adams narrowly defeated Kathryn Garcia in the New York City Democratic primary. Adams says New York City should globally lead by example in the face of climate adversity, so what has he promised and what can we hold him responsible for?

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  • PFAS Update: Urging Senate Majority Leader Schumer to make Clean Water A Priority

    While infrastructure bills are being debated in Washington DC, NYLCV is working hard to make sure that the NY delegation delivers outcomes that include big wins for the environment. Recently, NYLCV joined a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer to make clean drinking water a priority.

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2021 State Legislative Session Wraps Up With a Few Environmental Victories
For environmentalists, this session brought some major wins, but unfortunately, the session ended with a lot still to do to fight climate change.
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American Jobs Plan prioritizes clean transportation
The American Jobs Plan’s transportation agenda anticipates drastic advancements in infrastructure and energy consumption standards. New York State’s adherence to this federal agenda will ensure the health and safety of its residents while creating millions of jobs and sustainable economic growth.
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Recap: Clean Fuels Standard webinar
We recently held a policy forum on instituting a Clean Fuel Standard, which would transform the fuels market from one that relies nearly exclusively on petroleum to one that employs a variety of cleaner alternatives including electricity.
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NYLCV Joins Statewide Lobby Day in Honor of Earth Day
NYLCV joined two dozen environmental groups from across New York to lobby more than 60 members of the state legislature on 10 bills to advance environmental justice, protect drinking water, ban harmful chemicals, support sustainable waste management, and protect natural habitats. Several of the bills included are NYLCV priorities and are likely to appear on our legislative scorecard later this year. 
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NYLCV Releases NYC FY22 Budget Priorities
We recently released our priorities for the New York City Fiscal Year '22 budget, highlighting four major areas: parks, organic waste management, electric school buses and building emissions. We also testified in support of these priorities at various City Council budget hearings.
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Clean Fuels Standards Move Forward Across North America
Clean fuel standards (CFS), an important tool for reducing transportation emissions, are on the march across North America. NYLCV strongly encourages our State Legislature to enact a New York Clean Fuel Standard in the 2021 legislative session. 
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Our City Council Environmental Scorecard
We're excited to release latest NYC Council Environmental Scorecard, in which Council Members are evaluated based on their support of environmental issues
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New York Named A Top Ten State for Electrification
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy recently released the State Transportation Electrification Scorecard research report, which named New York as one of the top 10 states for our policy and program efforts to electrify transportation.
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