We recently released our priorities for the New York City Fiscal Year '22 budget, highlighting four major areas: parks, organic waste management, electric school buses and building emissions. We also testified in support of these priorities at various City Council budget hearings.
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We're excited to release latest NYC Council Environmental Scorecard, in which Council Members are evaluated based on their support of environmental issues
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The recently-passed Renewable Rikers Act, by Councilman Constantinides, repurposes Rikers Island for renewable energy generation and battery storage.
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Mayor de Blasio recently put out his 2021 State of the City Address. He mentioned climate and his commitments in his last year to reducing emissions, improving transportation, and electrification.
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The NYC Council Committee on Environmental Protection recently held a hearing to discuss air quality and three bills that seek to improve it. NYLCV testified in support of the bills.
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In an effort to reduce the needless waste produced by foodservice disposables, the New York City Council is considering two bills that could enforce new regulations for single-use foodservice products. NYLCV supports the passage of both bills and other policies that discourage the use of single-use plastics in New York.
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We are excited to release our 2021 NYC Policy Agenda. In 2019, New York City committed to a bold Green
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The NYC Mayor’s Office recently released the long-awaited OneNYC 2020 Progress Report. While New York City’s social justice agenda is on the right track with the majority of its initiatives, there is still a long way to go to reach its environmental goals.
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