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Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) found that toxic chemicals in drinking water can be harmful at much lower levels than the EPA previously reported as safe. Newly disclosed e-mails between members of the EPA revealed that the agency tried to keep this information hidden to avoid conflict with the public and a negative reaction from the media.
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A new study from researchers at Columbia University cites the environmental concerns of caffeine and numerous other substances lurking in
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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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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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Senator Serino and Assemblymember Barrett recently introduced a bill to the State Legislature, which would expand environmental considerations when regulating
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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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President Trump’s recently released budget would have devastating effects on the environment and people of New York State. Significant cuts
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New York’s Senate and Assembly recently released their budget proposals for FY 2017-2018. Now, the two legislative houses and the
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