Yonkers Insider: New York League of Conservation Voters: Environmental News for May 23rd.

 

Here’s what we’re reading this week:

Support Improvements To Our NYC Bus System The New York City bus system is the largest in the nation, but also the slowest and most inefficient. An MTA bus has an average speed of 7.9mph, and spends 43% of its travel time sitting at traffic lights or bus stops. Outdated infrastructure and technology leads to constant delays and unpredictability that inconveniences those who rely on it every single day. Our bus system is in dire need of updates, especially as ridership bounces back to pre-pandemic levels. We must invest in making our buses faster and more efficient to ensure all members of our community can rely on them each and every day.  Read More

NYLCV & NYLCVEF’s Annual Gala Recap Every year NYLCV and NYLCVEF celebrate the environmental progress we’ve helped create in New York City and across the State with our annual gala.  Over 700 people including legislators, environmental champions, and industry leaders joined us to celebrate. Our NYLCV honoree was the Offshore Wind Energy partnership of Ørsted and Eversource, and our Education Fund honoree was Joe Martens. Read More

Nonprofits, NGOs: "New Yorkers Need Leadership from State Legislators to Increase Recycling, Reduce Landfilling, and fight Climate Change"   The New York State legislature has three weeks left this session to remove the economic burden of hundreds of millions of dollars from taxpayers and municipalities by coming together to the table to come to an agreement and pass extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation. EPR is a strategy that mandates producers’ responsibility for their packaging by making them financially accountable for its end-of-life. In addition to its economic benefits, EPR will also bring universal curbside recycling to all New Yorkers and make it as easy to recycle as throw something away, which positively impacts the climate, reduces waste destined for disposal, and cleans up our communities. State and national leaders from Citizens Campaign for the Environment, the New York League of Conservation Voters, the New York Product Stewardship Council, and The Recycling Partnership have joined together to bring to the forefront that there is no better time in New York’s history to make as big an impact on the state’s recycling system as there is now.   (WasteDive)

Letter: State Legislature should pass clean fuel standard   Clean Fuels New York, led by the New York League of Conservation Voters, is a broad and diverse coalition of more than 70 environmental, public health, labor and agriculture groups. In addition, the clean fuel standard has broad support of a majority of members of the New York Senate and Assembly and was approved by the Senate environment committee. New York elected officials must accelerate our transition to clean fuels and electric vehicles by adopting a clean fuel standard.   (Albany Times Union)

The Cost of Web3 Compliance   New York was the first state to regulate cryptocurrency.  State Sen. Kevin Parker, D-Brooklyn, sponsored bill S6486, with a mirroring Assembly proposal, A7389, that is supported by the New York League of Conservation Voters.The NYLCV, which notes that New York’s Greenidge center would emit more than 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year as operations scale, said the bill meshes with the state’s commitment to ambitious climate change mitigation goals including an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.   (NY Law Journal)