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Recently the latest framework for the Build Back Better Act, President Biden and Congress’s plan to help protect Americans against climate change, spur job growth, and provide critical social safety nets to envision a better, more just, and resilient future for America, was released. In this post, we explore some of the climate and environmental highlights from the bill and what they mean for the average New Yorker.

Vision Zero is a citywide initiative to eliminate all traffic-related fatalities and injuries by 2024. Recently the Committee on Transportation held a city council meeting to overview Vision Zero. NYLCV’s program associate Carlos Castell Croke presented testimony at this hearing to argue for faster implementation of the Streets Master Plan.

On Wednesday, October 20th, our Associate for NYC Programs testified at a New York City Council Oversight Hearing where he advocated for expanding implementation of green infrastructure to help prevent Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO). CSO's cause over 27 billion gallons of raw sewage and polluted water to be dumped into the New York Harbor alone each year and expanding green infrastructure will help us to fight that pollution.

Congressman Brian Higgins and New York State Senator Tim Kennedy joined labor, environment, and health groups at First Student Bus Company to call for federal funding for electric school buses in the Build Back Better Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill.