NYPIRG

We work to strengthen democracy, fight for the rights of consumers and voters, and protect the environment and public health. Nonprofit and nonpartisan.

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📰 @NYPIRG in the news: "Tuesday's order represents a good first step but does not go as far as the earlier legislation, said Eric Wood, senior environmental program coordinator at the New York Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit organization." https://t.co/0uKoeuZsrr

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🌎📰 Letter to the editor from @NYPIRG's Eric Wood: "The governor's executive order addresses many of the concerns that New Yorkers have regarding data centers, but several facilities are being proposed that use less than 50MW of maximum grid power." https://t.co/K57tGa22Jz

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📰 @NYPIRG in the news: "The 1-year moratorium for the largest data centers comes at a critical time, as dozens of proposals have popped up across the state and while summertime utility bills are soaring."

- NYPIRG's Eric Wood https://t.co/RolyXUJNOj

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But there is still work to do — New Yorkers need more protections and public engagement — so TAKE ACTION: Call Governor Hochul at [phone] today! 2/2

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VICTORY! @NYPIRG commends Governor Hochul's "first-in-the-nation" one-year hyper-scale data center moratorium — a step in the right direction. 1/2

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VICTORY! "We commend the Governor and her 'first-in-the-nation' hyper-scale data center moratorium. We are glad to see that the Governor is listening to the loud cries of her constituents as she works to regulate the data center industry." Full statement: https://t.co/XVGGtEm72v

[Reinvent Albany @ReinventAlbany]

Watchdog Groups Support Lobbying and Ethics Bills Heading to Gov. Hochul. See our joint memos with @CitizensUnionNY, @LWVNYS, @NYCBarPolicy, and @NYPIRG here: https://t.co/SmVZ3J9Kex

[Reinvent Albany @ReinventAlbany]

Watchdogs Asks Charter Commission to Give DOI, COIB Independent Budgeting. Read our group letter here: https://t.co/FSOIgeClJs

[WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom @CapPressRoom]

We looked at good government bills approved by state lawmakers, as well as some that didn't make it across the finish line, with the help of @blairhorner of @NYPIRG.

https://t.co/D8yxzhS8ae

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🚌 "@NYPIRG's @Straphangers Campaign celebrates today's release of the City's 'Next Stop: Fast Buses, Better Service' Bus Action Plan, which commits to expanding bus priority projects to make buses faster and more reliable." - NYPIRG's Natasha Elder

More: https://t.co/NXusXzyg2g

[Megan Ahearn @MeganAhearn]

Today, @NYPIRG celebrated the release of the “Next Stop: Fast Buses, Better Service” plan to make buses faster & more reliable! As our Pokey Reports have shown, bus riders have endured slow, unreliable service. But this marks a major kitchen-sink commitment to getting buses right

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📢 Last week was a big week for clean air! Federal appeals courts upheld:

✅ NY's authority to reduce pollution from buildings

✅ Southern CA's landmark clean air standards for boilers and water heaters

📰 More from @POLITICO... https://t.co/1mrG3WVCG8

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🌎📰 Big climate news! Last week, a federal appeals court delivered a breath of fresh air: New York has the right to reduce pollution from buildings — a major victory for clean air! https://t.co/5sUzm4bjSx

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📰 @NYPIRG in the news: "'New Yorkers don't need or want expensive nuclear power plants, especially not to support the demand of energy-intensive, water-guzzling AI data centers,' said Cecilia Ellis, NYPIRG Policy and Communications Manager." https://t.co/QJC7FMqk0l

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This edition of @blairhorner's Capitol Perspective blog: Lawmaking Is a Big Money Game in Albany 💰💵

"All in all, according to the most recent data, lobbying campaigns spent nearly $400 million to influence government decisions."

Read more: https://t.co/kbb9cvRZXN

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Today's budget agreement makes important investments in helping New Yorkers afford the cost of getting around 🚃🚂🚃

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@NYCCouncil Shout out to our allies at @nychange, @FWWNewYork, @CentralLaborNYC, @steamfitters638 and @climateJobsNY for working with us on this!

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Thank you to @SpeakerMenin, @JimGennaro, @CMAlexaAviles and others for working hard to launch a new program in this year's budget: bringing energy efficient heat pumps to homeowners in Environmental Justice communities!

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We look forward to working with our @NYCCouncil champions and the Mayoral Administration to make this first step a success - and to growing the program next year and beyond to bring lower bills, green union jobs, and cleaner air to more New Yorkers

[Steamfitters Local 638 @steamfitters638]

Thank you to @JimGennaro @JulieMenin @CMAlexaAviles @ChrisMarteNYC for rallying with us last month and working with @NYCMayor to secure $2 million in the budget for a heat pump program that will create union jobs and deliver affordability to NYC homeowners.