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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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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 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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The Gateway Tunnel project, which would fix rail infrastructure under the Hudson River, is making headway in the U.S. Department of Transportation and Secretary Buttigieg. NYLCV supports the project because it would improve mass transit and reduce pollution.
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The American Jobs Plan’s transportation agenda anticipates drastic advancements in infrastructure and energy consumption standards. New York State’s adherence to this federal agenda will ensure the health and safety of its residents while creating millions of jobs and sustainable economic growth.
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There has recently been a push to protect 30% of our lands by 2030. Nationally, the Biden Administration committed to this goal in January and legislation at the state level would codify the goal.
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Clean fuel standards (CFS), an important tool for reducing transportation emissions, are on the march across North America. NYLCV strongly encourages our State Legislature to enact a New York Clean Fuel Standard in the 2021 legislative session.
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During his campaign, President Biden made a commitment to the environment, including a promise that one of his first actions as president would be to rejoin the Paris climate agreement. Not only did President Biden keep this promise, he also signed a host of other executive orders on the same day, just a week after his inauguration.
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