[Senator Liz Kreuger] previously called the council’s work a “linchpin” of the climate law that would guide lawmakers’ work in the coming months, giving renewed momentum to legislation like the $10 billion NY Renews package she has endorsed.
Read More[Senator Liz Kreuger] previously called the council’s work a “linchpin” of the climate law that would guide lawmakers’ work in the coming months, giving renewed momentum to legislation like the $10 billion NY Renews package she has endorsed.
Read More[Senator Liz Kreuger] previously called the council’s work a “linchpin” of the climate law that would guide lawmakers’ work in the coming months, giving renewed momentum to legislation like the $10 billion NY Renews package she has endorsed.
Read MoreNY Renews’s package aims to raise a total of $10 billion per year. The cap-and-invest approach does not yet have a dollar amount attached to it, since the total revenue would depend on the price of allowances the state sells at auction, which in turn would need to be set through a complex regulatory process.
Read MoreLocal environmentalists and social justice advocates are part of a statewide initiative to make sure New York’s climate law meets its deadlines. NY Renews’ Climate, Jobs and Justice Package offers lawmakers a roadmap for kickstarting a renewable economy in the state. Amber Ruther, an organizing coordinator at the Alliance for a Green Economy said the package has three main focuses.
Read MoreActivists rallied together at Thompson Park to draw connections between local and state policy, in regard to Ithaca's Green New Deal.
Read MoreEnvironmental justice advocates, elected officials and community members gathered Wednesday in Midtown Kingston for the launching of Climate, Jobs & Justice Package, a legislative roadmap intended to push New York State toward future de-carbonization.
Read MoreAdvocates and lawmakers rallied in eight cities Wednesday to unveil legislation and invest billions of dollars for the state to meet its legally required reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint under the Climate Act.
Read MoreClimate Action Week wraps up on Friday, when Climate Justice Cornell will launch its Climate, Jobs and Justice campaign at a rally in Thompson Park at 5 p.m. in support of a new bill package pushed by New York Renews, a state-wide coalition of over 300 environmental, labor, justice and community groups.
Read MoreRallies were held across New York State today — including Rochester — to celebrate the launch of the New York Renews coalition’s Climate, Jobs & Justice Package.
Read MoreThe sooner the U.S. reduces its dependence on fossil fuels and switches to a clean energy economy, the better it will be for everyone, Ulster County Executive-elect Jen Metzger told participants at a rally Wednesday afternoon in Midtown Kingston.
Read MoreThe bond act “is a beginning, not the end. We need an ongoing commitment to funding environmental justice and climate justice and climate solutions,” said Katherine Nadeau, the deputy director of Catskill Mountainkeeper. “If we don't put substantial funding into our communities, the consequences will be dire.”
Read MoreNew York must step up and set a precedent for the nation. To make our just transition possible, we’ll need leadership from all levels of government. Three years ago, we passed a law to deliver a safe, healthy, equitable future. The Climate, Jobs & Justice Package is our best shot at making that vision a reality.
Read MoreThe election made clear that New Yorkers want climate leadership. The reason I and many other activists joined the Working Families Party to volunteer for Hochul is because we know how urgently New York needs to enact climate justice and she was the better choice to lead on climate.
Read MoreThe broad coalition of environmental, community, labor and other groups that proved pivotal in enacting New York’s climate law is back with a revamped agenda for the 2023 legislative session. Rather than devoting significant energy into a de facto carbon tax that proved politically unpalatable, the coalition will instead be promoting a package of investments and statutory measures to implement the climate law.
Read MoreTen years ago, Superstorm Sandy forever changed New York. The storm ravaged our city, killing 43 New Yorkers, destroying thousands of homes, and leaving hundreds of thousands without power, with damages estimated at $19 billion in the five boroughs alone.
Read MoreThe statewide coalition that crafted the predecessor to the state’s landmark climate law is launching a six-figure ad campaign, starting with TV spots in five media New York markets that ran ahead of the gubernatorial debate last night.
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