Efforts to Block Gas Bans Across the Nation Are Growing. Will it Work in New York?
After a lawsuit in California toppled the city of Berkeley’s efforts to replace gas stoves with clean electric energy in new buildings, fossil fuel industry groups are testing the same legal strategy in New York.
“These [lawsuits] are part of a concerted effort from the fossil fuel industry to delay the implementation of policies that will get us away from fossil fuels and to continue delaying climate action,” said Liz Moran, a policy advocate at the environmental group Earthjustice.
Mayor’s Budget Cuts to Impact Legal Services, English Classes for City’s Immigrants
The cuts, including some scheduled for the next fiscal year that starts in July, include reductions for programs offering English-language classes and legal help for people at risk of deportation—at a time when demand for those services is only increasing, providers say.
Initial Data on Forced Removals of People Deemed Mentally Ill Spurs Demand for Details
The team, which will have two attorneys and three paralegals, plans to provide legal support for public housing matters, including for tenants who have already converted—or are in the process of converting—to new funding models.
Opinion: Four Steps to End the Impasse at Penn Station
“This is a once-in-a-century opportunity to raise New York and the entire region to new heights of greatness by getting Penn Station right. We can and must do better.”
Afuera de las carpas de Randall’s Island, inmigrantes cocinan para vender o donar
En las últimas semanas, los residentes y voluntarios del albergue han dicho que se ha intensificado la prohibición de cocinar y vender afuera de las carpas. En una operación llevada a cabo el 17 de octubre en la que el Departamento de Parques y la policía de Nueva York confiscaron toldos y otros equipos. Leer el artículo.
