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There’s a $4.2B environmental bond act proposal on NY’s ballot. What voters should know
Posted OnNovember 7, 2022 byNew Yorkers are set to decide on one of the largest environmental bond acts to address climate change in a quarter-century…Read More…
Vote yes on the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Bond Act
Posted OnNovember 6, 2022 byThe first time I had to open my umbrella to walk on a subway platform, I knew the city where I’ve lived my whole life had changed. We New York voters must turn over our ballots Nov. 8 and vote for the largest environmental bond act in state history: the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Bond Act…Read More…
New York proposition 1: What you need to know about environmental measure on back of ballot
Posted OnNovember 5, 2022 byStaten Islanders heading to the polling booths to vote will have a say in the state’s ability to borrow millions of dollars to enhance climate change infrastructure, bolster community protections and fund a healthy environment…
Vote YES for Electric School Buses For All this October/November
Posted OnNovember 5, 2022 byVoters across New York State can take a major step toward replacing the state’s massive fleet of 45,000 diesel and gas school buses with clean, modern all-electric models…Read More…
On the Ballot: Clean Air, Clean Water, Green Jobs
Posted OnNovember 3, 2022 byA $4.2 billion initiative is on the ballot in New York for Election Day next week. It’s the largest for environmental protection in the state’s history and is officially known as the “Clean Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Act”…Read More…
New York puts $4.2bn environmental bond act on the midterm ballot
Posted OnNovember 3, 2022 byNew Yorkers heading to the polls this month have a chance to vote for a ballot measure that would fund up to $4.2bn for environmental improvement projects – including increasing flood resiliency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, electrifying school buses and creating more green and open spaces…Read More…
Editorial endorsement: Vote ‘yes’ on Prop. 1, the ‘clean water, clean air, green jobs’ bond act
Posted OnNovember 3, 2022 byAfter voters choose their candidates for Congress, governor, the state Legislature, sheriff and other local offices, they have one more question to answer on the back of the ballot…Read More…
New York Business Council backs Environmental Bond Act
Posted OnNovember 1, 2022 byA coalition of environmental organizations and labor unions have been the vocal supporters of a proposal to borrow more than $4 billion to help boost New York’s environmental infrastructure to help strengthen the state against the effects of climate change. The bond act being put to voters also has the backing of the state’s main business lobby…Read More…
Editorial: Bond measure aimed at the worsening climate crisis deserves New Yorkers’ vote
Posted OnOctober 31, 2022 byVoters across the state, and across ideological lines, would be wise to pay attention to an important question set to appear on their ballot Nov. 8. They’ll be asked to approve the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Bond Act, the largest environmental bond act in state history…Read More…
$4.2 billion Environmental Bond Act appears on back of New York ballot
Posted OnOctober 31, 2022 byElection Day is less than two weeks away, and while voters may have heard about the various candidates running for office, there is also a ballot question on the back in New York. The proposal asks voters whether or not they want to borrow funds and approve the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act. But what is in the act, and what does it mean for you?Read More…