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After a series of extreme weather events across New York in 2023, advocates are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to include the Climate, Jobs and Justice package in her executive budget.
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Brookhaven’s industrial development agency has placed a six-month moratorium on considering tax breaks for new warehouses without having tenants in place. Instead, a group of residents have called for a pair of warehouses planned for North Bellport to be rejected.
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Democratic candidates for the Suffolk County Legislature have seized on environmental justice issues due to the controversy surrounding Brookhaven Landfill’s vendor Covanta. Outside of the Yaphank facility, Minority Leader Jason Richberg called for Ed Romaine, county executive candidate and Brookhaven Town Supervisor, to be held accountable.
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Several months after filing her intentions to sue, Nacole Hutley remembers her late 13-year-old son. She said closing and mitigating emissions from the Brookhaven Landfill and moving the school nearby where she believes Javien Coleman got sick remain a priority.
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the goal of federal, state and local policies to curb the primary contributor to climate change. Stony Brook University scientists will fly over New York City to look at the big picture to see if these goals are being met.
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New Haven will be part of a study of urban coastal communities to assess the impact on human health and the environment.
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The state should expect to hear an earful from communities of color, industry leaders and advocates for environmental justice concerned about the direction of the next 10 years of waste policy.
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The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is giving $500 to $1,500 vouchers to people in Connecticut for the purchase of electric bikes to encourage eco-friendly travel.
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The New York NAACP joined environmental groups to ask a judge to force the Town of Brookhaven to conduct a full environmental review of a proposed warehouse project ahead of a planned waste transfer station in Yaphank.
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Connecticut and New York are among nine states that have benefited in health and finance from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, according to a report from Acadia Center.