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Our 2018 agenda charges the legislature and executive with four distinct but interconnected directives: ensure adequate funding for the environment, address the causes and effects of climate change, protect the health of New Yorkers and their communities, and conserve natural resources. Though we will support nearly fifty policies this year, we have identified the four issues below as top priorities.
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Earlier this week, energy stakeholders, representatives from large energy consumers, environmental groups, and state policymakers met at the Empire State
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Even as Donald Trump attempts to force environmental progression to grind to a halt, it is clear that states can still make an impact and cut their own greenhouse gas emissions. The RGGI states’ commitment to this agreement sends a clear message to the federal government that the rest of the country will move forward in the fight against climate change, with or without its help.
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The Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the first phase of Consolidated Edison’s Shared Solar Pilot program, which helps low-income residents,
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A report released this morning by the New York Building Congress provides analysis for the future of electricity in New
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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a mandatory market-based program among nine northeastern states, including New York, to reduce
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We previously wrote a primer on New York’s Green Bank, which was created in 2014 to fund institutions that want
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Tuesday, the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection heard a variety of bills related to clean energy and
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