Parks Get a Boost Across New York State
…its establishment in 2015. The grants, totaling $900,000 in this fifth round of the program, aim to: Enhance and maintain New York State parks, trails, historic sites and public lands…
What An Environmental Bond Act Will Mean for NYS
…is $1 billion, which includes: Voluntary buyout program: $250 million Shoreline Protection: $100 million Inland Flooding and Local Waterfront Revitalization: $100 million Open Space Land Conservation and Recreation: Open spaces…
NYC Pedestrian Plazas Celebrate 10 Years
…slowly and attentively. According to NYC’s DOT, their goal is to have pedestrian plazas within a ten-minute walk from everyone. Since many people in the city don’t have their own…
2018 Legislative Session is Off to a Strong Start
…to hearing the Governor’s proposal to reduce single-use bag waste. We have long maintained that any plan to deal with single-use bags must include a fee-component. In addition, we look…
Report: An Estimated One in Five New Yorkers May Be Drinking Water from Lead Service Lines
NEW YORK, NY (July 18, 2023) — According to a new report, No Excuses, NYC: Replace Lead Drinking Water Pipes Now, an estimated one in five New Yorkers, or 21%…
New York set to get largest offshore wind farm in the country
…81,000 acre site off the Rockaway Peninsula. The area of land being auctioned off is determined to generate 90 MW of electricity, comparable to a nuclear power plant. Once the…
Battery Energy Storage Systems: A Clean Energy Solution NY Needs
…governor has proposed that the state’s capacity be increased 500 percent, to 1,500 megawatts, by 2035, and by 2,000 percent, to 6,000 megawatts, by 2030. That would be enough to…
NYLCV Gives Green Announces 14 New Endorsements Across the State as Climate Week Kicks Off
…Tommy John Schiavoni (AD-1) Kwani O’Pharrow (AD-11) Keith Brown* (AD-12) Zohran Mamdani* (AD-36) George Alvarez* (AD-78) Scott Bendett* (AD-107) Carrie Woerner* (AD-113) Ian Phillips (AD-126) Michael Bobseine (AD-150) (*Indicates incumbent.)…
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