Latest News: Westchester

The Public Service Commission voted to move forward last week on a major piece of Governor Cuomo’s proposed energy highway. The plan, which totals over $1 billion, will install new transmission lines throughout the Hudson Valley region.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's plans to cut the county’s annual parks budget appears to have been restored thanks to a bi-partisan proposal from the Westchester County Board of Legislators and a big push many local parks advocates including the Friends of Westchester County Parks.

NYLCV, along with a coalition of partner groups, have issued a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo urging him to continue the ongoing effort to protect the Adirondack forest preserve.

The New York Green Bank announced this week that it will help finance three projects aimed at expanding solar and wind power throughout the state. $49 million will be invested in the projects that will help homeowners cut their power usage or switch to more efficient sources.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have reached an agreement in the long-fought battle over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Capital Plan. The move comes at a time when the New York City subway system faces enormous debts and crumbling infrastructure.

In his second climate speech in two weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo joined former Vice President Al Gore at Columbia University to announce New York's participating in a global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Governor Cuomo gave an impassioned speech touting the work his administration has been doing to take on climate change. Cuomo has been consistently out in front talking about climate change as a reality after the state was battered by three one-hundred year floods in his first term alone.