Press Releases
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- January 20, 2021 – Social Justice, Enviros Applaud Gov. Cuomo’s Proposal to Ban Water Shut-Offs During States of Emergency
- January 20, 2021 – The Inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States
- January 13, 2021 – Statement on Governor Cuomo’s State of the State speech on the “Green Energy Economy”
- January 12, 2021 – NYS Senate Passes an “Environmental Bill of Rights”
- January 6, 2021 – Today Marks Day One of the 2021 NYS Legislative Session
- December 18, 2020 – Op-ed: For Climate and Community Protection, It’s Time to Electrify Transportation in New York
- December 8, 2020 – 5 Years After Hoosick Falls Water Crisis, Millions of NYers Still Don’t Know What’s in Their Drinking Water
- December 7, 2020 – Communities Await Cuomo Administration’s Plan for Clean Energy Funds
- December 1, 2020 – New Environmental Regulations Benefit Frontline Communities
- November 30, 2020 – Cuomo Vetoes Clean Water Bill
- November 24, 2020 – Gov. Cuomo Signs Bill to Ban Burning of PFAS Firefighting Foam
- November 5, 2020 – LTE: Utilities need to report ‘true risks’ of climate change
- October 18, 2020 – State To Begin Enforcing Plastic Bag Ban
- October 4, 2020 – LTE: State needs to commit $100M annually to lead pipe removal
- September 27, 2020 – LTE: Release funding to promote clean water
- September 22, 2020 – 50+ Orgs Mark Climate Week by Calling on Cuomo to Preserve Climate & Clean Energy Funding
- September 8, 2020 – Advocates to NY Officials: Keep Commitment to Energy Equity
- August 20, 2020 – New York State’s Plastic Bag Ban Intact
- August 3, 2020 – Governor Cuomo Closes Hazardous Waste Loophole
- July 30, 2020 – Governor Cuomo Postpones Environmental Bond Act