Groups representing hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, allege that the Unilateral decision by Governor Hochul is detrimental to public health and violates New York’s climate law and the state constitution; Depriving the transportation agency/MTA from $15.6 billion for mass improvements
Riders Alliance and the Sierra Club Mid-Atlantic Chapter, represented by Earthjustice, file a lawsuit against New York Governor Hochul and the State of New York, urging the court to declare the Governor’s actions unlawful, thus lifting the block on the congestion pricing program.
Appellate Division for the Third Judicial Department reversed dismissal on previous lawsuit, allowing group to rightfully sue for protection of the lake
Pivotal bill provides advancements in public health and clean air, prevents corporations from clustering mega-warehouses in low-income communities of color, and advances New York’s climate mandates
A New York appellate court greenlit a challenge to a permit that would allow liquid waste containing dangerous forever chemicals to be discharged into Cayuga Lake, according to community members who use the lake for swimming, fishing, and drinking water.
State regulator rejects a mining proposal from an inexperienced company that would have threatened an area of pristine water important to local tribes.
ElectrifyNY Coalition Statement: In the wake of congestion pricing stall by Governor Hochul, NY legislators desperately need to pick up slack to tackle pollution, protect communities, and safeguard workers
With Congestion Pricing indefinitely stalled by Governor Hochul in New York City, the need for traffic reduction and pollution abatement statewide has never been greater
The City has also committed to establishing an indirect source rule to regulate the emissions caused by last-mile warehouses, when finalized NYC will be the first city to implement an ISR
Empowers NYC Dept. of City Planning to enact an indirect source rule to regulate emissions associated with warehouse operations and would be coordinated with any necessary environmental review. The Dept. of City Planning will propose and advance a zoning change application that would regulate last-mile facilities via CPC special permit processes, begin stakeholder engagement in 2024, and issue a 30-day scoping notice by end of March 2025.
