Over 100 regional business leaders, elected officials, environmentalists, and NYLCV supporters, gather to celebrate environmental progress in the region and strengthen our shared commitment to New York’s environment.
We are one week away from the start of early voting and just over two weeks out from Election Day. We encourage everyone to cast their ballots during the early voting period, which runs from Saturday,
Suffolk County’s Prop 2 Is A Win For Clean Water and Public Health
This election, after several years of legislative wrangling and uncertainty, Suffolk County voters finally will get an opportunity to vote yes for the essential Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act. The New York League of
Our Buffalo Cocktail Party will bring together local business leaders, elected officials, community groups and members of the public to celebrate our shared commitment to environmental protection and clean energy in Central and Western New York.
Late last week City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced her appointees for committee chairs. The most important chairs to keep an eye on for sustainability, and building a greener city, are those for environmental protection, transportation, parks, sanitation, and resiliency. Housing, health, and finance are also important chairs that can help facilitate environmental legislation.
As New York City begins strategizing for the new year, our new administration and Council Members have the opportunity to start making transformative investments in our environmental infrastructure and resiliency. NYLCV’s newest Policy Agenda lists what issues should be made top priority in the transportation, energy, public health, conservation, and environmental justice sectors, and highlights the legislative opportunities that will get us there. We hope to build upon our progress made last year and continue making bold policy decisions for the good of our community. Below are some of the main points made in this year’s Policy Agenda.
As soon as Kathy Hochul was sworn in as Governor it became clear that she would be consciously implementing an environmentally-focused policy agenda. New York State (NYS) has some of the most ambitious goals in the country, outlined in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), and Governor Hochul has shown that she is working to ensure that those goals are met. Now, at the three-month mark of her tenure, we review some of the exciting advancements in New York State’s fight against climate change.
The deal secures an investment of $1.2 trillion, some of which will be used to fund new climate resilience projects, such as electric school buses, EV infrastructure, zero-low emission public transit, the removal of lead pipes & PFAS to improve drinking water, and pollution remediation. These investments are part of a comprehensive effort to both build resilience against the climate crisis and completely stop it in its tracks, and it marks the largest federal investment into infrastructure in U.S. history.
Cryptocurrency is quickly arising as a heavy greenhouse gas emitter, contributing to air and water pollution and threatening New York state goals to reduce carbon emissions. To fuel their high-energy needs, Bitcoin mining facilities have begun stationing themselves in old un-or underused power plants, utilizing the leftover energy infrastructure to fuel their high-energy needs.
Researchers at Princeton University recently published their “Net Zero America,” offering five potential pathways charting different paces, priorities, and methods we should enact to reverse the damages of climate change.
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.