Latest News: State Wide

Clean transit is a part of the Biden climate plan. NYLCV is hopeful that the Biden administration will prioritize public transit and congestion pricing. We also anticipate the President-elect’s swift actions to advance environmental protection and tackle climate change in 2021.

Now that all of the absentee, early voting, and election day ballots have been counted, we’d like to update you on results.

More than 125 organizations including NYLCV joined together to hold a virtual lobby day in support of a range of environmental programs. Cutting environmental funding in 2021 would be pennywise and pound foolish, and we were glad to find on November 10th that so many of our state legislators agree.

The NYS Public Service Commission recently approved the NYS Energy Research and Development Authority’s expanded Clean Energy Standard (CES)

Today we announced our final round of endorsements in the 2020 election cycle - 17 candidates with exceptional environmental records.

Even though 2020 has been a difficult year, this Climate Week should be a time to imagine what New York can look like in a decade if we commit to rebuilding stronger and greener, with an ambitious vision for the future that centers around sustainability and fairness.

We released a report with the Citizens Budget Commission identifying existing fiscal policies at odds with the goals of the landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).