The smog rolls over Manhattan. U.S. National Archives Photo.
Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin have undone nearly 70 environmental protections, are forcing obsolete and dirty coal plants to stay open at the cost of millions of dollars a day, and have tried to ban clean energy.
When they talk about Making America Great Again, this is what they mean.
Rolling back NY's Climate Law will do nothing to reduce costs, because it isn't the cause of rising costs. The oil and gas status quo created the affordability crisis, and cheap, quickly-deployable renewables, storage, and efficiency will get us out of it. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
VICTORY! Remember when President Trump declared himself a king and decreed that congestion pricing was dead?
Today, a federal court ruled that the Trump admin unlawfully attempted to end NYC’s successful Congestion Pricing program. We won!
Join the @electrifyny.bsky.social coalition for a happy hour to discuss what New York leaders can do to address pollution from mega-warehouses
🗓️Wednesday, February 18 at 6:30 pm
📍Crystal Lake in Williamsburg
Light appetizers and drinks will be provided.
RSVP 👇
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WE ACT’s Manhattan Clean Energy Hub is hosting a FREE online workshop to help you lower your costs and make informed energy decisions.
Attendees get a free home energy savings kit featuring LEDs, window insulation, and more.
📅 Tuesday, Jan 27 | 6:30 PM 📍
Register Online 🔗: tinyurl.com/bvksmaje
Several prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned after the Justice Department pushed its Minnesota office to investigate the widow of the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent last week. (via @mprnews.org)
Why do we have to pay more and more every year for the same old dirty, expensive fossil fuels? @governor.ny.gov, sign the bill to repeal the 100 foot rule now and lower our energy bills NOW!
Last week, 200+ New Yorkers gathered in Albany to urge @governor.ny.gov: Repeal the 100 foot rule and lower our energy bills! #CleanerHeatLowerBills #HeatpumpsNotPipelines
“We’re in a moment where it’s incredibly important for New York State to lead on energy affordability and climate,” said Liz Moran, a New York policy advocate for Earthjustice, an environmental nonprofit. “Unfortunately over the past year, we’ve seen the governor run toward the opposite direction.”
Update: Hochul just signed the bill!
Hochul started 2025 by shelving cap & invest and promising to issue emissions reporting rules alone.
As the year ends, it’s safe to say she’s stuck to that program. The emissions rules are done but she’s still fighting NY’s climate law, punting a cap & invest style program til maybe 2027? Latest:
In NY, ConEd’s Electric Advantage program is paying 100% of the cost to switch gas customers to electric. Heat pumps, water, dryers, stoves, insulation, electric panel, the whole 9. Right now they do about a dozen/year. This profile looks at what it would take to scale. heatmap.news/energy/coned...
November ushered in a new era of municipal governance, with the historic victory of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Read our latest newsletter, for other news to make us all thankful - if you like what you read, please consider supporting NYC-EJA this Giving Tuesday: conta.cc/4p2Zu3E
DAAAMMM!!! The Argentos Bribed Lewis-Martin to Halt #McGuinnessBikeLane, DA Says
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@nyc.streetsblog.org has more:
VICTORY! Farming and community groups that faced serious economic hardship when the Trump administration withdrew their USDA grants just got their money back in court.
Our clients will use the funds to work toward a healthier nation and a fairer food system.
A FarmSTAND branded graphic featuring the banner "Win!" and the following text on a white box in front of an image of a produce vendor: "Judge Restores Grants Illegally Canceled by DOGE and USDA as Case Continues" and "A federal judge ordered plaintiff groups’ grants restored. We fight on for all communities who’ve had grants canceled illegally."
Green FarmSTAND-branded graphic with the following quote attributed to David Muraskin, Managing Director for Litigation at FarmSTAND: "As a result of this ruling, the plaintiffs in this case will be able to support a habitable climate, fair food system, and healthy nation for all again."
VICTORY! The judge issued an order restoring the plaintiffs' canceled grants! This opens the door to justice for similarly wronged groups doing critical work.
Congrats @earthjustice.org, @iatp.bsky.social, and the rest of our allies and plaintiffs.
More: farmstand.org/victory-fede...
Big win for farmers!
The Trump administration stiffed farmers. We just got their money back in court.
Our clients will use their USDA grants to work toward a healthier nation and a fairer food system.
LOLZZZ
trump pushes plastic straw purchases
A new proposed rule mandates government contractors prove they don't use paper straws, favoring ones made from alternative or biobased plastic materials. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
Out here fighting for water breaks for farmers and other outdoor and indoor human beings working out in this extreme heat. No federal protections exist on that.
In fact, some states made it illegal for local governments to create their own heat safety rules.
thehill.com/opinion/cong...
Interesting timing #Iran
We've updated our story on Lander's arrest with the latest statements from his fellow candidates in the Democratic mayoral primary, other NYC pols calling for his release, and the Department of Homeland Security.
Read it here:
hellgatenyc.com/brad-lander-...
GOOD NEWS FROM ALBANY:
NYS legislature PASSED S8417/A8888, ending an old law requiring all gas customers to subsidize new gas hookups, so halting residential gas expansion in NYS and saving ratepayers $200 million/yr.
Over to you, @governor.ny.gov
renewableheatnow.org/new-york-sta...
ICYMI: Last week, the Senate voted to attack state rights and clean air protections. Statement f/ @earthjustice.org @righttozero.bsky.social calling on @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social @nysendems.bsky.social to protect NYers by passing the Clean Deliveries Act ASAP. earthjustice.org/press/2025/a...
You know you're doing something good for the people of New York when the gas-funded "business council" launches a $6-figure ad campaign against a bill that saves people money and helps phase out of dirty combustion in buildings 🫁
#NYHEATAct
Take action here: earthjustice.org/action/help-...
📣 New Yorkers deserve clean air! We have the technology, we have the plan, but we need leaders to stand up to bad faith attacks and defend our air. NY can’t bend to polluter interests – @GovKathyHochul & state reps must follow through on #CleanerTrucks!
electrifyny.org/act-support/
We just won our first victory against this Trump administration! USDA has agreed to restore climate data it had removed, a move we challenged on behalf of farmers who depend on this info. This win proves the law is a powerful tool against the administration’s anti-science, industry-appeasing agenda.
Half of New York’s warehouses are located in what the state calls “disadvantaged communities,” according to an updated environmental report, and diesel truck rides to and from those facilities have almost quintupled over the past decade
On the first Earth Day in 1970, there was no:
🚫 Environmental Protection Agency
🚫 Clean Water Act
🚫 Endangered Species Act
The following year, Earthjustice was founded by a small group of attorneys who believed that the earth needs a good lawyer.
Crystal-clear, compelling explainers of what heat pumps do AND gorgeous illustrations of them in action? We’re obsessed @lilypadula.bsky.social @earthjustice.bsky.social 😍
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