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NYLCV Testifies at State Senate Transportation Committee Hearing
Testimony of Patrick McClellan, State Policy Director, Before the New York State Senate Committees on Transportation and Corporations, Authorities, and
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NYLCV Testifies at Hearing on Climate & Community Protection Act
NYLCV President Julie Tighe testified before the New York State Senate Committee on Environmental Conservation's hearing on the Climate & Community Protection Act.
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New York Passes Legislation to Protect Waterways
In a rarely before seen act, the State Senate and State Assembly passed not one but two NYLCV priority bills in this the first week in February! One bill will prevent exploration and drilling for oil and natural gas in New York-owned coastal waters. The other bill will prohibit purse seine fishing for menhaden, a species of fish fundamental to the marine ecosystem.
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State and Environmental Groups Work to Protect New Yorkers from Toxic Chemicals
Clean and Healthy New York, which NYLCV works closely with as part of the JustGreen Partnership, this month laid out a road map for identifying and eliminating toxins from everyday consumer products ranging from toothpaste to floor polish as part of a fundamental shift in the way we manufacture these products.
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Congestion Pricing: The Road to Improving New York's Transit System
Traffic is a notable problem in New York as mass transit is becoming riddled with delays, signal failures, and decades-old infrastructure. Congestion pricing would raise much-needed funding for long-term improvements to the region’s transit system, reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from cars, and decrease traffic congestion by encouraging the use of public transportation.
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NY Works to Make Drinking Water Safer
New York is leading the nation in protecting the state’s drinking water from chemical contaminants linked to cancer even as the Trump administration is moving the nation backward when it comes to keeping drinking water safe.
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Governor Cuomo Announces a Green New Deal for New York
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recently proposed Green New Deal would mandate that New York be powered 100% by carbon-free electricity by 2040. To meet this goal, the state will increase its targets for offshore wind power to 9,000 megawatts (MW) by 2035, which quadruples the previous goal of 2,400 by 2030; increase the distributed solar energy target to 6,000 MW by 2025, up from 3,000 by 2023; and deploy 3,000 MW of energy storage by 2030.
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NYC Releases Plan to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning
New York City released its roadmap to eliminate childhood lead exposure by 2029 by expanding blood-lead screening in children, increased enforcement and interagency collaboration, and increasing public education on lead risks. NYLCV believes that while all of these measures will help reduce incidences of lead poisoning, the most critical step towards eliminating lead in paint and dust, the main source of exposure in children, is stronger enforcement that are on the books.
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