• The Environment Must Be a Priority as FY27 Budget Negotiations Wrap Up

    With budget negotiations wrapping up, it is critical that lawmakers hear from constituents now to ensure the FY27 State Budget includes measures to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and drive New York’s transition to affordable clean energy. Among the most important priorities that must be included in the final budget are investing $3 billion a year in the Sustainable Future Fund, passing the ASAP Act to boost solar energy development, and enacting a sales tax exemption for utility-scale battery energy storage systems.  These actions are absolutely critical, especially in light of the proposed weakening of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.

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  • NYLCV Examines 2026 NYCHA Sustainability Agenda

    On Earth Day, the New York City Housing Authority released their 2026 Sustainability Agenda. It comes 10 years after its last agenda, and NYC has made many incredible strides in climate policy since then. Building on the work they have already done, NYLCV is excited about what this agenda proposes and supports the goals set forth. NYCHA sustainability centers on six key priorities: 1) promoting resident health and well-being; 2) addressing NYCHA’s priority physical needs; 3) increasing funding for property upgrades and operations; 4) reducing energy and water usage and greenhouse gas emissions; 5) increasing resiliency to flooding; and 6) increasing resiliency to extreme heat.  Through this, the 2026 Sustainability Agenda commits itself to turn these principles into action with 9 goals that will be accomplished in the next five years, specifying a quantitative target for each goal, and laying out the specific strategies that will be undertaken to reach these targets by 2031. NYLCV dives into these goals below, explaining how NYCHA plans to execute them and what they mean for the environment.

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  • Legislative Priorities for a Sustainable and Equitable NYC

    As we near the halfway mark for 2026, NYLCV remains committed to fighting for a sustainable and equitable New York City. Now more than ever, this city has the responsibility to implement policy to benefit both the environment and New Yorkers. From public transportation to battery energy storage bills, lawmakers have several opportunities to show leadership when it comes to fighting climate change. 

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Our City Council Environmental Scorecard
We're excited to release latest NYC Council Environmental Scorecard, in which Council Members are evaluated based on their support of environmental issues
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Our Priorities for Westchester
We are excited to release our 2021-2022 Westchester Policy Agenda. We will focus our advocacy and programming on combating climate
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Our NYC Priorities for 2021
We are excited to release our 2021 NYC Policy Agenda. In 2019, New York City committed to a bold Green
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Our Green Policy Priorities for 2021
We're excited to release our green policy priorities - our 2021 New York State Policy Agenda.
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Our Priorities for the Capital Region
We're excited to release our policy priorities for the Capital Region - our Capital Region 2021-2022 Policy Agenda. We will
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Our Priorities for Long Island
We're excited to release our policy priorities for Long Island - our 2021-2022 Long Island Policy Agenda. We will focus
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NYS Set to Create an Adirondack Road Salt Task Force
Earlier this year, the State Legislature passed a bill to create an Adirondack Road Salt Task Force. If Governor Cuomo signs the bill, the Task Force would be charged with reviewing road salt use and road salt contamination in the Adirondacks and issuing recommendations for reducing contamination.
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UN Reports Predict Ominous Future Unless Dramatic Action is Taken on Climate
Two recent UN reports indicate that the world’s ecosystems and climate are already undergoing dramatic change, and that parties to the Paris Agreement have failed to halt greenhouse gas emission growth.
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