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New Yorkers are probably familiar with our natural lands and waters including parks, rivers, and bays. But we also have the responsibility to conserve natural resources across the nation and globe. To learn about tropical natural resources, NYLCV intern Riley Lenane attended a hands-on intensive ecological learning program.

A few months ago our President Marcia Bystryn announced that 2018 would be her final year at NYLCV and NYLCVEF, after nearly 20 years of helping spur unprecedented administrative and legislative actions to protect our environment and natural resources. We are very happy to announce that yesterday evening, Julie Tighe was named the next President.

The Trump Administration has rolled back federal clean car standards of vehicle fuel efficiency and emissions regulations, previously established under the Obama Administration as part of the Clean Air Act. The new regulations will revoke the previous standard held for car manufacturers which obligated them to create more fuel-efficient vehicles every year.

Over the last fifty years, there has been a major increase in extreme weather, such as heat waves, droughts, and intense hurricanes. One of the most direct ways we experience the effects of climate change first-hand is when our communities are hit with extreme weather - and we can expect extreme weather events to increase in frequency and severity over time.

As part of Vision Zero, DOT is bringing streets into the public realm by building pedestrian plazas. Turning streets from car-filled conduits into attractive places to relax makes city streets more inviting for pedestrians and help drivers become more aware of the need to drive slowly and attentively.

Since 1989, NYLCV has worked to lobby state and local elected officials on environmental issues, provide objective information about environmental

China recently shut its borders to plastic imports, creating a mounting recycling crisis in New York, and across the western world.