New York League of Conservation Voters
@nylcv.bsky.social
We are New York's only statewide environmental organization fighting for clean air, clean water, renewable energy & open space through political action.
Last week, the NYTimes had their audience vote on 17 ways new Mayor Zohran Mamdani could improve NYC, and the results are in.
Voters strongly advocated for increased Parks and Library funding, one of our top priorities here at NYLCV!
Voters strongly advocated for increased Parks and Library funding, one of our top priorities here at NYLCV!
How Readers Voted on 17 Ways to Improve New York City
The top suggestions include spending more of the city’s budget on parks and libraries and fixing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Last week, the NYTimes had their audience vote on 17 ways new Mayor Zohran Mamdani could improve NYC, and the results are in.
Voters strongly advocated for increased Parks and Library funding, one of our top priorities here at NYLCV!
Voters strongly advocated for increased Parks and Library funding, one of our top priorities here at NYLCV!
@schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social: "Even a short pause on these fully permitted, under-construction OSW projects risks permanent harm. It will increase electricity costs for families, eliminate jobs, & weaken the reliability of our electric grid in New York and across the country."
January 14, 2026 at 8:47 PM
@schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social: "Even a short pause on these fully permitted, under-construction OSW projects risks permanent harm. It will increase electricity costs for families, eliminate jobs, & weaken the reliability of our electric grid in New York and across the country."
[email protected] Kathy Hochul's State of the State underscores New York’s commitment to energy affordability, consumer protection, and advancing public health through critical infrastructure upgrades.
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
[email protected] Kathy Hochul's State of the State underscores New York’s commitment to energy affordability, consumer protection, and advancing public health through critical infrastructure upgrades.
One year into #CongestionPricing and the results are in: less traffic, faster buses, cleaner air, safer streets, and millions invested in our transit system. NYC is setting a national example. Read our latest blog:
One Year In, Congestion Pricing is Winning
It’s been one year since New York made history by launching the nation’s first Congestion Pricing Program, and the results are in: less traffic, faster buses, better air quality, and millions of…
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January 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
One year into #CongestionPricing and the results are in: less traffic, faster buses, cleaner air, safer streets, and millions invested in our transit system. NYC is setting a national example. Read our latest blog:
NYC!
@mayorsoffice.nyc.gov's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice is leading development of NYC’s first #EnvironmentalJustice Plan.
YOU can help shape the draft plan by taking the #EJNYC Community Questionnaire: bit.ly/EJinform
Learn more: nyc.gov/ej
@mayorsoffice.nyc.gov's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice is leading development of NYC’s first #EnvironmentalJustice Plan.
YOU can help shape the draft plan by taking the #EJNYC Community Questionnaire: bit.ly/EJinform
Learn more: nyc.gov/ej
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January 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
NYC!
@mayorsoffice.nyc.gov's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice is leading development of NYC’s first #EnvironmentalJustice Plan.
YOU can help shape the draft plan by taking the #EJNYC Community Questionnaire: bit.ly/EJinform
Learn more: nyc.gov/ej
@mayorsoffice.nyc.gov's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice is leading development of NYC’s first #EnvironmentalJustice Plan.
YOU can help shape the draft plan by taking the #EJNYC Community Questionnaire: bit.ly/EJinform
Learn more: nyc.gov/ej
Last week, we released our 2026 #NewYork State Agenda. Each week, we’ll share one of our top priorities here.
As budget negotiations begin, we’re starting with the #CleanAirInitiative and #SustainableFutureFund.
Read full agenda: buff.ly/kKdKLfh
As budget negotiations begin, we’re starting with the #CleanAirInitiative and #SustainableFutureFund.
Read full agenda: buff.ly/kKdKLfh
January 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Last week, we released our 2026 #NewYork State Agenda. Each week, we’ll share one of our top priorities here.
As budget negotiations begin, we’re starting with the #CleanAirInitiative and #SustainableFutureFund.
Read full agenda: buff.ly/kKdKLfh
As budget negotiations begin, we’re starting with the #CleanAirInitiative and #SustainableFutureFund.
Read full agenda: buff.ly/kKdKLfh
NYLCV Pres Julie Tighe joined Gov. Kathy Hocjhul @governor.ny.gov on #LongIsland on Friday to stand up for offshore wind in the face of the Trump Admin's attacks. They were joined by hundreds of workers whose livelihoods depend on the projects. Listen to her remarks:
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January 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
NYLCV Pres Julie Tighe joined Gov. Kathy Hocjhul @governor.ny.gov on #LongIsland on Friday to stand up for offshore wind in the face of the Trump Admin's attacks. They were joined by hundreds of workers whose livelihoods depend on the projects. Listen to her remarks:
youtu.be/A7cmcPBLKXk
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NYLCV’s 2026 Policy Agenda is out!
With partners, policymakers, and New Yorkers statewide, we’re advancing policies for a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable future. Read our agenda here: buff.ly/jSClKGx
With partners, policymakers, and New Yorkers statewide, we’re advancing policies for a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable future. Read our agenda here: buff.ly/jSClKGx
January 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
NYLCV’s 2026 Policy Agenda is out!
With partners, policymakers, and New Yorkers statewide, we’re advancing policies for a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable future. Read our agenda here: buff.ly/jSClKGx
With partners, policymakers, and New Yorkers statewide, we’re advancing policies for a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable future. Read our agenda here: buff.ly/jSClKGx
NEW DATE!
On Saturday Jan 24, join us and our partners in #LongIslandCity - we’ll explore how green and blue spaces are shaping the future of LIC & why investing in them matters for health, safety & #ClimateResilience.
Register: buff.ly/0MPBWkV
On Saturday Jan 24, join us and our partners in #LongIslandCity - we’ll explore how green and blue spaces are shaping the future of LIC & why investing in them matters for health, safety & #ClimateResilience.
Register: buff.ly/0MPBWkV
January 9, 2026 at 10:52 PM
NEW DATE!
On Saturday Jan 24, join us and our partners in #LongIslandCity - we’ll explore how green and blue spaces are shaping the future of LIC & why investing in them matters for health, safety & #ClimateResilience.
Register: buff.ly/0MPBWkV
On Saturday Jan 24, join us and our partners in #LongIslandCity - we’ll explore how green and blue spaces are shaping the future of LIC & why investing in them matters for health, safety & #ClimateResilience.
Register: buff.ly/0MPBWkV
Good news!
Today, @governor.ny.gov made a major commitment to #WaterInfrastructure in New York - a major win for public health, environmental protection, and union jobs.
Read our statement.
Today, @governor.ny.gov made a major commitment to #WaterInfrastructure in New York - a major win for public health, environmental protection, and union jobs.
Read our statement.
January 9, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Good news!
Today, @governor.ny.gov made a major commitment to #WaterInfrastructure in New York - a major win for public health, environmental protection, and union jobs.
Read our statement.
Today, @governor.ny.gov made a major commitment to #WaterInfrastructure in New York - a major win for public health, environmental protection, and union jobs.
Read our statement.
🚨NYLCV/EF's 2026 State Agenda is out!
@politico.com's Marie French breaks it down in POLITICO Pro's morning newsletter:
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@politico.com's Marie French breaks it down in POLITICO Pro's morning newsletter:
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January 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🚨NYLCV/EF's 2026 State Agenda is out!
@politico.com's Marie French breaks it down in POLITICO Pro's morning newsletter:
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@politico.com's Marie French breaks it down in POLITICO Pro's morning newsletter:
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Staten Island! Join @mayorsoffice.nyc.gov's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice to discuss the #EJNYCPlan next week.
Learn about food insecurity, poverty & climate equity in NYC.
Register: bit.ly/ejnycevent
Learn about food insecurity, poverty & climate equity in NYC.
Register: bit.ly/ejnycevent
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Staten Island! Join @mayorsoffice.nyc.gov's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice to discuss the #EJNYCPlan next week.
Learn about food insecurity, poverty & climate equity in NYC.
Register: bit.ly/ejnycevent
Learn about food insecurity, poverty & climate equity in NYC.
Register: bit.ly/ejnycevent
Another U.S. offshore wind project, Sunrise Wind, is taking legal action against the Trump administration over an unlawful shutdown.
Fully permitted and halfway complete, it could power 600,000 homes. Read more on the fight for NY jobs & clean energy:
Fully permitted and halfway complete, it could power 600,000 homes. Read more on the fight for NY jobs & clean energy:
Sunrise Wind joins fight against Trump
Another large-scale offshore wind project in the United States has taken legal action against Donald Trump's government for what it claims is an unlawful halt on crucial work.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Another U.S. offshore wind project, Sunrise Wind, is taking legal action against the Trump administration over an unlawful shutdown.
Fully permitted and halfway complete, it could power 600,000 homes. Read more on the fight for NY jobs & clean energy:
Fully permitted and halfway complete, it could power 600,000 homes. Read more on the fight for NY jobs & clean energy:
Congratulations to newly elected NYC City Council Speaker Julie Menin!
Statement from NYLCV President @julietighe.bsky.social: buff.ly/0QGnkGb
Statement from NYLCV President @julietighe.bsky.social: buff.ly/0QGnkGb
January 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Congratulations to newly elected NYC City Council Speaker Julie Menin!
Statement from NYLCV President @julietighe.bsky.social: buff.ly/0QGnkGb
Statement from NYLCV President @julietighe.bsky.social: buff.ly/0QGnkGb
This Saturday, join us and our partners in #LongIslandCity - we’ll explore how green and blue spaces are shaping the future of LIC & why investing in them matters for health, safety & #ClimateResilience.
Register: buff.ly/0MPBWkV
Register: buff.ly/0MPBWkV
January 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
This Saturday, join us and our partners in #LongIslandCity - we’ll explore how green and blue spaces are shaping the future of LIC & why investing in them matters for health, safety & #ClimateResilience.
Register: buff.ly/0MPBWkV
Register: buff.ly/0MPBWkV
The @nytimes.com lists 17 ways @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can improve NYC—many aligned with NYLCV priorities like investing in libraries and parks, pedestrianizing lower Manhattan, and removing 18-wheelers from city streets.
Read and vote:
Read and vote:
Vote on the 17 Ways Mamdani Could Improve NYC
More housing and public toilets. Fewer trucks. We canvassed dozens of experts on ideas for making the built city more livable. What do you think?
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January 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
The @nytimes.com lists 17 ways @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can improve NYC—many aligned with NYLCV priorities like investing in libraries and parks, pedestrianizing lower Manhattan, and removing 18-wheelers from city streets.
Read and vote:
Read and vote:
Great to celebrate a successful first year of congestion pricing with @governor.ny.gov and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! Traffic's down, air quality's better, business is up!
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January 6, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Great to celebrate a successful first year of congestion pricing with @governor.ny.gov and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! Traffic's down, air quality's better, business is up!
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Former FDNY Commissioner Tom Von Essen writes in @newsday.bsky.social that battery storage is safe and essential to New York’s energy future—lowering electricity costs, strengthening reliability, and reducing reliance on expensive power plants.
Read more:
Read more:
New York's battery storage is firesafe
This is not a risky experiment, but proven, essential infrastructure for a resilient and cost-efficient grid.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Former FDNY Commissioner Tom Von Essen writes in @newsday.bsky.social that battery storage is safe and essential to New York’s energy future—lowering electricity costs, strengthening reliability, and reducing reliance on expensive power plants.
Read more:
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NYLCV and our Fund Transit Now partners were very confident this would be the case -- it tracks w/ cities in other countries that have implemented congestion relief policies -- and hammered home the point in the lead up to the launch one year ago.
A year later, blowback over NYC's congestion pricing tolls has died down
Hochul initially delayed the launch of the tolls in 2024 until after the presidential election, but now celebrates them as a political win.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
NYLCV and our Fund Transit Now partners were very confident this would be the case -- it tracks w/ cities in other countries that have implemented congestion relief policies -- and hammered home the point in the lead up to the launch one year ago.
Part 10 of our #TenPointPlan for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: #GoodGovernment.
We published a roadmap for the future #NYCMayor to take ambitious, attainable climate action. Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on our plan.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
We published a roadmap for the future #NYCMayor to take ambitious, attainable climate action. Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on our plan.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
December 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Part 10 of our #TenPointPlan for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: #GoodGovernment.
We published a roadmap for the future #NYCMayor to take ambitious, attainable climate action. Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on our plan.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
We published a roadmap for the future #NYCMayor to take ambitious, attainable climate action. Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on our plan.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
With the federal government in retreat, New York must step up.
As FY 2026–27 budget talks begin, NYLCV outlines key environmental investments and thanks local leaders for their support.
Blog: buff.ly/Fc7Nc3d
Take action: buff.ly/JRJFkcD
As FY 2026–27 budget talks begin, NYLCV outlines key environmental investments and thanks local leaders for their support.
Blog: buff.ly/Fc7Nc3d
Take action: buff.ly/JRJFkcD
New York Must Shore Up Environmental Funding in FY26-27 Budget - New York League of Conservation Voters
By Liam McGowan With the gutting of the EPA and the federal government attempting to roll back decades of environmental protections, ensuring New York’s environmental programs are fully funded is…
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December 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
With the federal government in retreat, New York must step up.
As FY 2026–27 budget talks begin, NYLCV outlines key environmental investments and thanks local leaders for their support.
Blog: buff.ly/Fc7Nc3d
Take action: buff.ly/JRJFkcD
As FY 2026–27 budget talks begin, NYLCV outlines key environmental investments and thanks local leaders for their support.
Blog: buff.ly/Fc7Nc3d
Take action: buff.ly/JRJFkcD
Part 9 of our #TenPointPlan for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: #AffordableTransitOrientedDevelopment.
Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on #ClimateAction plan for the #NYCMayor.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on #ClimateAction plan for the #NYCMayor.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
December 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Part 9 of our #TenPointPlan for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: #AffordableTransitOrientedDevelopment.
Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on #ClimateAction plan for the #NYCMayor.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on #ClimateAction plan for the #NYCMayor.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
Part 8 of our #TenPointPlan for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: #PublicHealth.
We published a roadmap for the future #NYCMayor to take ambitious, attainable climate action. Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on our plan.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
We published a roadmap for the future #NYCMayor to take ambitious, attainable climate action. Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on our plan.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
December 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Part 8 of our #TenPointPlan for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: #PublicHealth.
We published a roadmap for the future #NYCMayor to take ambitious, attainable climate action. Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on our plan.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
We published a roadmap for the future #NYCMayor to take ambitious, attainable climate action. Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on our plan.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
Part 7 of our #TenPointPlan for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: #NYCHA.
We published a roadmap for the future #NYCMayor to take ambitious, attainable climate action. Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on our plan.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
We published a roadmap for the future #NYCMayor to take ambitious, attainable climate action. Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on our plan.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
December 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Part 7 of our #TenPointPlan for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: #NYCHA.
We published a roadmap for the future #NYCMayor to take ambitious, attainable climate action. Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on our plan.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
We published a roadmap for the future #NYCMayor to take ambitious, attainable climate action. Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re resharing each point on our plan.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
Part 6 of our #TenPointPlan for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: #Resiliency&CleanWater.
Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re sharing each point of our climate action plan for the #NYCMayor.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re sharing each point of our climate action plan for the #NYCMayor.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
December 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Part 6 of our #TenPointPlan for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: #Resiliency&CleanWater.
Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re sharing each point of our climate action plan for the #NYCMayor.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV
Leading up to his Jan 1 inauguration, we’re sharing each point of our climate action plan for the #NYCMayor.
Read the full plan: buff.ly/JyPEATV