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Governor Cuomo celebrated Earth Day this year by announcing legislation to ban plastic carryout bags across New York State. But will a plastic bag ban on its own solve our problem?

The challenges facing the Tri-State Area’s rail systems are legion and the Regional Plan Association's proposal for a Trans-Regional Express system solves all of these problems over a thirty-year timeline.

The Trump Administration has been notably unenthusiastic about offshore wind, but last week it appeared that that could finally be starting to change.

New York City is home to a massive urban canopy that provides enormous benefits beyond merely aesthetic appeal.

While we are pleased to see continued or increased funding for a wide range of environmental programs, we are disappointed that the budget fails to reflect our policy priorities including action to reduce single use bag waste, legislation requiring large generators of food waste to divert their food waste from landfills, the preservation of farmland, and reform of the 480-a forest tax abatement.

Lead is particularly harmful to young children, and can cause arrested development including serious learning and behavioral problems and delayed physical growth and mental development. How does the City protect children and eliminate exposure to lead?

While most of the attention on new funding recently has been focused on congestion pricing, “value capture” is another way to fund capital projects that is being hotly debated.

Recently, the New York Appellate Court issued a decision that will preserve protected farmland in Suffolk County for generations to come. To understand why this decision is a victory for the environment, we first have to travel to pre-suburbanized Long Island, the 1970s, and the long ago year of 2016.