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Governor Andrew Cuomo, along with his counterparts in Vermont and New Hampshire, has entreated the Environmental Protection Agency to revise national guidelines on PFOA consumption.
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Join us in attendance at the unveiling event for the first annual Car Free NYC, presented by Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, District 10; Chair, Transportation Committee.
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We are excited to share the news that New York City Council passed legislation that will require construction and design of city-owned buildings to meet the highest LEED standards.
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17 of the 20 municipalities in the Westchester Smart Power program, an initiative of the Sustainable Westchester Group, have agreed to terms with ConEdison Solutions to supply 90,000 homes and businesses with fixed-rate, clean energy.
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It looks like select bus service, the city's version of bus rapid transit, in New York City is hitting another series of roadblocks. For starters, the cost has nearly doubled, and the anticipated timeline has skyrocketed from just one year to almost a decade.
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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.
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[caption id="attachment_1337" align="alignright" width="300"] Example of a product label showing triclosan as an active ingredient.[/caption] Everyday household products we all
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Publication
On the heels of last year’s county and municipal elections, NYLCV’s Westchester Chapter worked closely with local advocates to develop an environmental policy agenda, The 2016-2017 Blueprint for a Greener Westchester, for government officials to help guide their work over the next two years.
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