Dozens of climate change activists rallied outside of the Senate chambers in the state Capitol on Tuesday demanding the Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo adopt a plan to move off fossil fuels by 2030. Assemblymen Bill Colton and Felix Ortiz were there to promote the New York Off Fossil Fuels […]
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Assembly passes ambitious climate bill, calls on Senate to do the same
The Assembly passed a climate bill this week that supporters are touting as “the most ambitious in the nation” and supporters are now calling for the state Senate to do the same before the end of the session. The Climate Community And Protection Act (S.6617-a/A.8270-a) would require the state to […]
Legislators introduce bill to divest NY pension funds from fossil fuels
Lawmakers and environmental advocates are hoping to pass a bill this session that would divest state pension funds from the top 200 fossil fuel companies over the next five years. The bill (S.4596/A.3712), sponsored by Senator Liz Krueger, D-Manhattan, and Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, would require the state comptroller to […]