Falls short on climate; restores critical funding for water infrastructure

Assembly kills NY HEAT Act in final budget deal, the leading policy to address energy affordability and climate change

Liz Moran, Policy Advocate, Northeast Office: “Last year we really saw a remarkable sequence of events, where we had the wildfire smoke from Canada that made the air quality in New York unsafe to breathe, smoky for days. Not long after that, we had unprecedented flooding that led to the shutdown of the MTA and…

Liz Moran, Policy Advocate, Northeast Office: “Every provision of the NY Heat Act is an affordability provision. Because right now, we are subsidizing the expansion of the gas system.”

Pressure rises for NYS Assembly to support NY HEAT in final budget to save New Yorkers money and fight climate change

A group of more than 70 state and nationwide organizations and coalitions led by the Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls has submitted comments to NYS-Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) opposing permits and approvals for the proposed Saratoga Biochar Solutions LLC facility in the Town of Moreau.

Saratoga Biochar Solutions LLC proposes to manufacture harmful sewage sludge-derived biochar for agricultural use on a scale unprecedented in New York State

NYS Senate’s and Assembly’s Budget Bills restore clean water funding; Senate champions bold climate policies

The NYS Assembly included new policy that codifies a 6% cap on energy bills for eligible low-income New Yorkers

Senate champions full NY HEAT Act, which will save New Yorkers money and fight climate change

Assembly Members Jeffrey Dinowtiz and Karines Reyes, and Senator Sepúlveda rallied with union leaders, community members, and advocates to urge Governor Hochul to include the Green Transit, Green Jobs, Bill in Budget

Solicitan a la Gobernadora Kathy Hochul a que incluya el proyecto de ley Tránsito Verde, Empleos Verdes en el presupuesto fiscal

Hillary Aidun, Attorney, Northeast Office: “As the appellate court made clear, people who live near polluting power plants have every right to challenge the decisions that impact their health, safety, and quality of life. We look forward to proving that cryptocurrency miners can’t get a free pass to pollute, and the Public Service Commission can’t…

Suzanne Novak, Attorney, Northeast Office: “If we don’t prohibit charging a customer, we may very well end up with a two-tiered system, where wealthier communities, which are disproportionately white, will have more of their lead service lines replaced than in other communities.”

Decision comes after overwhelming opposition from Wabanaki Tribes, local businesses, and conservation groups

Liz Moran, Policy Advocate, Northeast Office: “The affordability provisions and the timelines for implementation are really important elements that the governor’s proposal left out. We still have a ways to go when it comes to negotiating the budget.”

Earthjustice looks forward to working with the legislature to ensure New York’s final SFY2024-25 budget rises to the challenge New Yorkers face from the climate crisis and other environmental harms.

Tailpipe emissions pollute the air causing public health harms and exacerbate the climate crisis; Clean Deliveries Act will drive legislative and zero-emission solutions