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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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Over the last fifty years, there has been a major increase in extreme weather, such as heat waves, droughts, and intense hurricanes. One of the most direct ways we experience the effects of climate change first-hand is when our communities are hit with extreme weather - and we can expect extreme weather events to increase in frequency and severity over time.
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Technology and digital innovations have had a positive impact on our environment - we have the internet to thank for a large reduction of paper and waste. But these innovations can also have negative impacts that we should be aware of.
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Our 2018 agenda charges the legislature and executive with four distinct but interconnected directives: ensure adequate funding for the environment, address the causes and effects of climate change, protect the health of New Yorkers and their communities, and conserve natural resources. Though we will support nearly fifty policies this year, we have identified the four issues below as top priorities.
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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a mandatory market-based program among nine northeastern states, including New York, to reduce
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This week, a report mapping sea level rise across the United States and a magazine article on the magnitude of
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Each year, NYLCV and the NYLCV Education Fund work closely with New York’s leading environmental, public health, conservation, energy, environmental
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For the first time since 2010, New York began its fiscal year with a budget extender from the previous year
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