City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
NY Assembly Could Stall ‘Polluters Pay’ Bill For Second Year in a Row
The Climate Change Superfund Act would make the most prolific oil and gas producers that have business ties to New York pay for the total share of greenhouse gasses they emitted. The funds would be poured into infrastructure adaptation projects to protect the state from the effects of global warming.
Vermont's legislature recently passed a similar initiative. But New York's version now hangs with the State Assembly, which failed to move on the bill last year. Albany lawmakers have until June 6 before their session ends. Read the story.
More climate & environmental news
Opinion: Clean Air Legislation Offers a Road to Justice for New York
Read the oped, from Assemblymember Marcela Mitaynes and Elizabeth Yeampierre of UPROSE.
Opinion: Free NYC’s Block Parties from Suffocating Red Tape
Read the oped, from members of The Alliance for Public Space Leadership.
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