NYLCV and its supporters have reason to celebrate with recent environmental policy wins signaling progress for the state. This past week saw the passage of a state budget that takes action on climate change and, as the weekend approached, New York City moved one step closer to implementing congestion pricing. The League also announced its first round of endorsements for the 2023 election cycle could not come at a more critical time.
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Vehicle traffic is the state’s second highest source of greenhouse gas emissions and the city has pledged to reduce its emission to net zero by 2050. Congestion pricing, which calls for drivers who enter the city’s business district, between 60th Street and Battery Park, to pay a fee, was first proposed by Mayor Bloomberg in 2007. More than a decade and several iterations later, the city is awaiting final approval from the federal government.
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Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address today laid out several key environmental priorities that would advance the state toward meeting the goals mandated in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
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New York voters turned out on Election Day to deliver a resounding victory for the environment! Voters approved Proposition 1, the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act, and elected environmental champions up and down the ballot, led by our great, green statewide trifecta of Governor Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
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New York State Laborers, League of Women Voters, and other civic and advocacy groups joined the New York League of Conservation Voters, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, Trust for Public Land, and other environmental groups on November 3 to demonstrate support for the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Bond Act (Proposition 1) and urge New York voters to vote ‘yes’ on November 8.
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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.
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