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On Sept. 11, 2025, EPA requested to vacate parts of their rule regulating maximum contaminant levels of some PFAS in drinking water.

New York Senators passed legislation to aid in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the Assembly rejected action

Local, national organizations call for action after over a year of poisoned water

Families for Lead Freedom Now, a community group representing families directly affected by childhood lead poisoning in Syracuse, along with partners, filed a legal petition urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to force New York State and the City of Syracuse to address the city’s lead water crisis. In July 2024, city tests revealed extraordinarily high levels of lead in drinking water, prompting residents and advocates to call for a state of emergency. The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Earthjustice, Legal Services of Central New York (LSCNY), and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) have filed the petition on behalf of Families for Lead Freedom Now.

Court upholds New York’s all-electric new buildings law, which saves New Yorkers money and cuts climate pollution

Court determines New York has the power to require new buildings to use clean electrical appliances instead of allowing dirty fossil fuel combustion in people’s homes and other new buildings.

State ignored science and local solutions — now it’s been ordered to protect Owasco Lake

(7/07/2025, Updated) New York Independent System Operator’s (NYISO) failure to prepare New York’s grid for a clean energy future inhibits climate progress, fails to prioritize affordability, and harms New Yorkers’ health and pocketbooks. This letter urges the critically evaluation of NYISO’s statements and history of inaction in the wake of the misleading NYISO Power Trends summary report and press release and to consider next steps to reduce these obstacles.

The state of New York Supreme Court finds that the Department of Health’s determination, as set forth in their July 22, 2024, letter that “amendments [to the existing Watershed Rules and Regulations] are not necessary to ensure potable water quality for the foreseeable future” was a final agency determination in that it was a definitive position that inflicted actual harm upon the petitioners. the City of Auburn, the Town of Owasco, and Owasco Watershed Lake Association, Inc.

New York State legislative session ended without Clean Deliveries Act

After years of advocacy, Albany lawmakers take action that will help lower utility bills for New Yorkers and advance NY’s green energy transition; Repealed “100-foot rule” is a key component of the NY HEAT Act, will serve as foundation for future efforts to modernize NY’s energy grid, lower costs for families

Assembly must pass clean air and public health bill now

Canada wildfires to cover Northeast skies as New York legislators return to Albany with days left in session, clean air and climate legislation remain on the table

Two-page summary fact sheet: first independent and in-depth report examines enforcement gaps in Syracuse’s preventative lead ordinance.

First independent and in-depth report examines enforcement gaps in Syracuse’s preventative lead ordinance

First independent and in-depth report examines enforcement gaps in Syracuse’s preventative lead ordinance.

New York must now pursue new state laws to clean up diesel trucks like the Clean Deliveries Act

New York City’s Local Law 97, enacted in 2019 as part of the Climate Mobilization Act, requires large buildings across the city to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions