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The Governor and State Legislature are in the 11th hour of budget negotiations and our environmental priorities are on the line. There’s still time for us, collectively, to influence the outcome by making our voices heard in unison.

The New York League of Conservation Voters and New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (NYLCV/EF) released their regional policy agendas last week for Long Island and New York City. These agendas will focus much of NYYLV/EF’s work and advocacy throughout the next 12 months, including guiding which bills get included in the Legislative Scorecards and directing League’s educational programming. 

This year is the 30th anniversary of New York State’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), and this crucial source of capital funding for environmental projects remains a top agenda item for the New York League of Conservation Voters.

With the 2023 Legislative Session now underway, the New York League of Conservation Voters’ work with lawmakers–a crucial part of achieving our goals–takes center stage. Last week, NYLCV was out in full force advocating for our 2023 environmental agenda at the New York State Capitol in Albany.

Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address today laid out several key environmental priorities that would advance the state toward meeting the goals mandated in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.  

Governor Kathy Hochul recently vetoed A. 6652/S. 4162, known as the Class C Streams bill, which was designed to protect New York’s streams by putting them under the supervision of the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. Given the recent veto, NYLCV is calling for the bill to be included in the Governor’s Executive Budget.