Latest News: Long Island

According to health officials, there is no level of lead in the body that is known to be without harmful effects. That is why NYLCV is urging everyone - homeowners, health care providers, businesses, politicians, educators, etc. - to participate in the federal government’s upcoming National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW), which will be held Oct. 23-29, with wide dissemination of information and a series of topic-focused releases and webinars to spread awareness and lead to community and legislative action.

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. 

We're excited to release our policy priorities for Long Island - our 2021-2022 Long Island Policy Agenda. We will focus

Today we announced our final round of endorsements in the 2020 election cycle - 17 candidates with exceptional environmental records.

Today we announced our third round of endorsements in the 2020 election cycle, endorsing 16 candidates with exceptional environmental records, including Mondaire Jones in the race to replace Rep. Nita Lowey (CD-17).

Dear Members of New York’s Congressional Delegation, The undersigned organizations thank you for the work you are doing to support

This Spring, we endorsed over 100 candidates with outstanding environmental records.