…Department budget. Currently, their funding totals $540.3 million, which represents 0.58% of the city’s overall $92 billion budget. This will allow more parks to have full-time dedicated staff that will…
https://issuu.com/nylcv/docs/statewide_agenda_2019_final This week, we released our green policy priorities as part of our 2019 State Policy Agenda. We’re focusing on five major issue areas: ensuring adequate funding for the environment,…
…items (cups, plates, bowls, etc.) and protecting foam packaging. It has a relatively low melting point, and it’s clear, hard and brittle. It can be recycled into plastic lumber, cassette…
…the surrounding area and can reduce building temperature by up to 30 percent. The program offers no-cost installation to non-profits, affordable/low-income housing, community centers, schools, and more. In 2017, the…
…twenty zones, though each with only one commercial hauler. However, like the DSNY plan, Intro 1574 still prioritizes clean fleets, reducing waste disposal and vehicle miles travelled, increasing recycling, and…
…Environmental Protection Fund to address significant environmental, land protection, infrastructure, and conservation needs throughout the state without sweeps, raids, staff offloads, or one-shot funds. New York can also redirect spending…
…proposal to pass not only to help fight climate change and improve air quality, but to make our communities more sustainable and healthy. More information can be found here: https://www.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/city-of-yes/city-of-yes-carbon-neutrality.page….
…are more important than ever as the Trump administration continues to try to roll back environmental protections. Governor Cuomo’s two-fold proposal, the “Consumer Right to Know Act,” first commissions the…
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