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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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NYLCV Releases 2022 State Policy Agenda

Read more about The New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) and NYLCV Education Fund (NYLCVEF) 2022 State Policy Agenda.

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Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law

Each year, approximately 40% of food produced in the United States is left uneaten, equating to an annual loss of $218 billion, while approximately 2.2 million New Yorkers are food insecure. Across New York State, restaurants alone are estimated to waste around 25.4 billion pounds of food waste, and grocery stores generate around 21 billion pounds. Food waste is also detrimental to the environment, emitting methane and other greenhouse gases when sent to landfills, making up a total of 6-8% of human-caused emissions worldwide. Not only is the food itself wasted when thrown out, but so are the energy and water used to grow and transport it around the world.

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Skip the Stuff: A Simple Solution To The Single-Use Plastics Epidemic

Every day, almost 100 million plastic utensils are discarded across the United States. The cost to dispose of single-use food ware in a single year is estimated at about 1 billion dollars. Despite these shocking numbers, many restaurants still give out disposable cutlery with every take-out and delivery order. Intro 1775-B is a bill that would require food establishments to only provide non-reusable utensils, condiments, and napkins upon request. While similar bills have been successfully passed in major cities such as Los Angeles, the New York City Council has yet to even have a council hearing concerning this bill. The New York League of Conservation Voters supports the passage of Intro 1775-B to reduce the city’s residential waste.

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Curbside compost collection is back!

The NYC Department of Sanitation will resume its program to collect residential organic waste. Residents must sign up to request the service, either through an online form or by calling 311.

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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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