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In an effort to reduce the needless waste produced by foodservice disposables, the New York City Council is considering two bills that could enforce new regulations for single-use foodservice products. NYLCV supports the passage of both bills and other policies that discourage the use of single-use plastics in New York.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo recently released a portion of the funding for various initiatives to electrify public transit and school buses in New York. The incentives include $16.4 million for electric bus expansion and an initial installment of $2.5 million for school bus operators statewide to upgrade to cleaner, more sustainable vehicles.
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Clean transit is a part of the Biden climate plan. NYLCV is hopeful that the Biden administration will prioritize public transit and congestion pricing. We also anticipate the President-elect’s swift actions to advance environmental protection and tackle climate change in 2021.
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NYC has faced significant economic setbacks over the past few months due to the COVID pandemic and as a result many community composting sites that receive funding from the city are on the chopping block. We urge Mayor de Blasio to keep his promise of finding new locations for the Lower East Side Ecology Center and Big Reuse composting sites.
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This year, due to COVID-19, there has been a huge surge in the amount of people at the Adirondack Park.
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Along with our partners, we are working to strengthen New York City’s lead poisoning prevention laws. We urged the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to significantly shorten its compliance period for building owners to complete a lead paint inspection.
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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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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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