NRDC's Legislative Priorities for New York in 2011: Fracking, Solar & More
Now that Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature have worked out an on-time new budget (an event as likely to happen as a spate of alien abductions...
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A sigh of relief for EPF
Governor Andrew Cuomo gave New York’s environment a sorely needed boost yesterday by preserving the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) in his 2011-2012 budget...
Albany Wrap-Up 2010: the Good, Bad & In-Between
As we head into the new year – with a new governor and a chance to get the state’s budget back on track – I’ve been reflecting on the past year in Albany: the...
Cuomo announces green jobs, local food initiatives in State of the State
In his first State of the State speech as governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo focused heavily on the obvious issues – New York’s crushing budget and economy...
Cuomo's DEC pick is good news for the environment
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Joe Martens, president of the Open Space Institute, as the new head of New York’s Department of Environmental...
DEC: Death by a Thousand Cuts
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has sustained so many losses in resources and staff under the Paterson Administration that it’s now...