Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address laid out several key environmental priorities "that are a positive step forward," NYLCV said in a statement. The measures would advance the state toward meeting the goals mandated in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
There are several ways to think about composting your food scraps. One way is to realize that by doing so, you are actually - honestly, truly - reducing your carbon footprint and helping fight climate change.
The aging wooden bulkheads at Patchogue’s Shorefront Park — which regularly turns into more of a shorefront lake — will be swapped out in favor of stones and a marsh in an innovative effort to stem flooding. The approach is considered a radical departure for Long Island, where waterfront communities have for a century or more depended on wooden slabs to protect marinas and coastlines.
Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday. But expect record-shattering hot years soon, likely in the next couple years because of “relentless” climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas, U.S. government scientists said.
The Long Island Power Authority is proposing a new rate structure for 2024 that will reward those who shift more of their usage to off-peak power periods, with an innovative first-year money-back guarantee if customers' bills rise under the new plan. NYLCV supports the proposal that looks to help reduce the burden on the energy grid during peak hours, while also reducing the use of energy and GHG emissions overall.
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