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NYLCV's priorities include lowering transportation sector emissions, advancing renewable energy projects, fixing the recycling market, and reducing lead in school drinking water.
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Earlier this month, we joined a group of 20 organizations in sending a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo calling on him to sign into law a bill that authorizes local governments to allow electric bikes and scooters on their streets.
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Earlier this month, President Trump unleashed yet another attack on the effort to head-off climate change by rolling back auto emissions regulations known as California Clean Cars. New York and 22 other states joined California in suing to stop the rollback.
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A few communities in New York State are working on electric school bus pilot programs. As part of our Clean Buses for Healthy Niños campaign, we’re tracking these ongoing and upcoming pilot programs across New York State.
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Our scorecard examines records of voting and sponsorships in each house of the legislature on 16 key environmental bills addressing issues of clean energy, public health, transportation, and more.
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The 2019 legislative session came to a close with historic gains for the environment. The State Senate and Assembly passed the most aggressive climate legislation in the country as well as other legislative measures, putting New York at the forefront of the fight for environmental protection.
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State Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic recently introduced a bill to remove caps on the number of allowed bus rapid transit programs and automated enforcement cameras for bus lanes. The bill would enhance our bus service, alleviate congestion, and encourage more New Yorkers to leave their cars at home.
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State Senator Jessica Ramos and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic introduced legislation to legalize the use of electric bicycles and scooters across New York State. This legislation would create official classifications for e-bikes and e-scooters, while still allowing local authority over streets and sidewalks by letting municipalities decide whether or not they want to integrate these low-emission transit options into their transportation networks.
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