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City Council Announces New Committee Chairs
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. 
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2022 NYC Policy Agenda Highlights
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.
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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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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 City Council Passes Landmark Legislation to Invest in Sustainability on Rikers Island
The recently-passed Renewable Rikers Act, by Councilman Constantinides, repurposes Rikers Island for renewable energy generation and battery storage.
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Our NYC Priorities for 2021
We are excited to release our 2021 NYC Policy Agenda. In 2019, New York City committed to a bold Green
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NYC Looks for Opportunities to Support Offshore Wind
The New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection recently held an oversight hearing on the City’s role and influence on the state’s offshore wind development plans. Our New York City Policy Associate Carlos Castell Croke testified at the hearing.
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City Approves Progressive Changes to Landmark Building Emissions Standard
Mayor de Blasio recently signed Intro 1947 into law. The bill expands Local Law 97, which last year put limits on carbon emissions from buildings, to include many rent-regulated buildings which were originally excluded.
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