• 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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NYLCV Advocates for Strong Federal Climate Agenda
NYLCV is working to hold Congress accountable to the climate, clean energy, justice, and jobs commitments made in President Biden’s original Build Back Better proposal for America's economic and climate recovery in a post-COVID world.
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NYLCVApproved Candidates Win, Other Primary Election Results Still Pending
We're excited to share that our endorsed candidate for Albany Mayor, Kathy Sheehan, and East Hampton Supervisor, Peter Van Scoyoc, won their primaries! Some results in New York City are still pending. 
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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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NYLCV Testifies at City Council Budget Hearing
NYLCV NYC Program Associate Carlos Castell Croke testified at the City Council Finance Committee Executive Budget hearing. We advocated for funding for parks as well as staffing in critical environmental offices.
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Our Second Round of Endorsements
We're happy to announce our second round of endorsements in the 2021 primary election cycle including Kathryn Garcia for NYC Mayor,
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Our May Endorsements
We are happy to announce our first round of endorsements for Borough President and City Council candidates in the upcoming
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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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A Greener City Hall: Conversations with NYC Mayoral Candidates
We convened New York City Mayoral candidates to share their views on a variety of sustainability issues in a series
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