Latest News: Long Island

The Environmental Facilities Corporation offers low-interest financing and grants for projects needed to keep our water infrastructure flowing.

We created a map that identifies areas throughout the state where a school has failed voluntary water testing.  Is a school in your area on the list?

The current solar bureaucratic processes need to be rethought to ensure permitting does not hinder the growth of the solar industry so New York can reach its renewable energy goals

On Monday, May 16th, the House unanimously passed “Save, Don’t Sell Plum Island”, Bill H.R. 1887 after it breezed through

This week, NYLCV joined Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone to discuss one of the best proposed solutions to help mitigate Long Island’s growing nitrogen pollution problem.

Under a bill by Queens Councilman Costa Constantinides, the Department of Transportation would launch a four-year pilot program to install up to seven charging stations per borough.

Congressman Paul Tonko has been working with Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) to release legislation that would allow for a reauthorization of the Safe Drinking Water Act and allocate funding over the next five years to be provided to local water-line improvements.

Senator Charles Schumer announced a new bill this week that would provide tax credits for homeowners and landlords who replace lead-based infrastructure in their buildings. The proposed legislation would expand existing tax credits, and be available to any homeowner making $110,000 or less annually.