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In celebration of Earth Day, Mayor de Blasio introduced the municipality’s new Solarize NYC plan to help make solar energy affordable. The announcement comes amidst a major statewide push for clean energy, and a number of successful developments in solar proliferation.

Bike share programs have been popping up in lots of cities across the United States, and researchers are studying their pros and cons compared to private cycling, walking, driving, and public transit.

The completion of Tunnel Three, already one of the world’s most complex engineering feats, would run over 60 miles, and be the largest in the United States. While it may accumulate more debt, or cause a rise in water rates, this is a necessary infrastructure project to protect our supply of clean drinking water in NYC.

Albany’s new budget may help alleviate economic stress in New York, but at what cost?

Historic is a word that we try not to use lightly, but it's truly appropriate to describe how the environment fared in this budget. NYLCV applauds the Governor, the Senate, and the Assembly for addressing pressing needs across the spectrum of our priorities from fighting climate change, to conserving natural resources, to protecting public health.

The EPA has confirmed the feasibility of a no-discharge zone in the St. Lawrence River, citing substantial facilities that allow for alternative means of waste disposal.

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.