NYPIRG 45th Anniversary Celebration
Honoring the Rockefeller Family Fund and its Director Lee Wasserman
Dear Friends,
Our November 15, 2018 NYPIRG 45th Anniversary Celebration was a great success, and we all had a wonderful time proudly honoring the Rockefeller Family Fund and its Director Lee Wasserman for their vital efforts to fight climate change. Despite the weather, it was a fantastic evening and a testament to the crucial work that NYPIRG has accomplished since 1973 — and the dedicated staff, volunteers, friends, coalition partners, and supporters who have made that work possible.
NYPIRG will continue to tackle the big issues and take on the powerful on behalf of the public. As your watchdog in New York, we are proud of our decades of tireless work to strengthen democracy, fight for the rights of consumers and voters, and protect the environment and public health. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Blair Horner
Executive Director
Co-chairs
Jay R. HalfonRachel Leon
Chris Meyer
Neysa Pranger
Camille Rivera
Donald K. Ross
Rebecca J. Weber
Host Committee
Melinda BaglioSabrica Barnett
Tarika Barrett & Michael O’Loughlin
Geoff Boehm
Michele Bonan & Steve Hamill
Diana Breen
Samara Daly
Judith Enck
Dave Fields
Jay Hershenson
Li Howard & Tom Wathen
Joel Kelsey
Steve Kleinberg
Arthur Malkin
Catherine McVay & Tom Hughes
Mike Pratt
Joseph Rappaport
Lauri Rosmarin-Plattner & Rob Plattner
Larry Shapiro
Pete Sikora
Susan Stamler
Evan Stavisky
Michelle Stern
Special Thanks
Rockefeller Family FundKramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore
Susan Stamler & Chris Meyer
Barak Berkowitz
Jeff Bloom
Lawrence & Dana Linden
Shoshana Bookson
Arthur Malkin & Donald K. Ross
Michelle Stern
Larry Rockefeller
AARP New York
Professional Staff Congress/CUNY
John Gilroy
Geoff Boehm
Virginia & Sarah Knox
Diana Breen
Jay Halfon
David Kaiser
Michael Porte
TransitCenter
Tarika Barrett & Michael O'Loughlin
Li Howard & Tom Wathen
Catherine McVay & Tom Hughes
Neysa Pranger & Michael Ward
In crowded race for New York state Assembly’s 109th district, differing approaches to fundraising (WAMC, March 26, 2024)
Secret lobbying still possible (WAMC, March 25, 2024)
NY Assembly ethics chair slammed for fundraiser days before budget deadline: ‘What kind of message does it send?’ (NY Post, March 24, 2024)
Environmental coalition backs state senate ‘Climate Polluter Handouts Act’ (Mid-Hudson News, March 22, 2024)
Environmental coalition backs state senate ‘Climate Polluter Handouts Act’ (Mid-Hudson News, March 22, 2024)
N.Y. budget timeline blurs as leaders hover on revenue (Spectrum News, March21, 2024)
Politico Playbook: Ending Fossil Fuel Tax Breaks (Politico, March 21, 2024)
Pipeline health effects focus of community forum (Hudson Valley 360, March 19, 2024)
Higher ed tuition assistance expanded in one-house budgets (Albany Times-Union, March 18, 2024)
Fight for government transparency shines light on secrecy of budget talks (Spectrum News, March 16, 2024)
NY budget proposals throw ‘make polluters pay’ environmental legislation into uncertainty (WAER, March 15, 2024)
New York legislators and transparency advocates call for stronger Freedom of Information Laws (QNS.com, March 14, 2024)
Experts weigh in on what's next for state budget negotiations amid disagreements on revenue raisers (Spectrum News, March 14, 2024)
Statements In Support Of The 2024 Senate Majority One-House Budget Proposal (Harlem World Magazine, March 13, 2024)
Calling for change to NY's 'broken' public records request system (Niagara Gazette, March 12, 2024)
Anne Rabe of the New York Public Interest Research Group about the differences in climate-related aspects of the budgets proposed by the New York Assembly and the New York Senate (Hudson Mohawk Magazine, March 12, 2024)
Will the Legislature "kick the can" on climate costs? (WAMC, March 11, 2024)
During 'Sunshine Week', good government groups urge reform of New York's public records law (The Buffalo News, March 11, 2024)
Advocates seek ban on 'unfair' business practices in N.Y. (Albany Times-Union, March 10, 2024)
A Superfund for climate? These states are pushing for it. (E&E News, March 6, 2024)
Report from NYPIRG and NY Renews – On the Backs of New York State Households: The Extreme Costs of Climate Change Impacts Families in Every Region of the State
NYPIRG and Other Transparency Advocates Urge Legislature and Governor to Strengthen Freedom of Information Law for Sunshine Week
Release: Assembly One-House Budget Bill Shows House Rejected Inclusion of Popular “Make Polluters Pay” Climate Change Superfund Act. Organizations Ask: Why Are the Assembly and Governor Shielding Big Oil Climate Polluters Instead of Protecting NYS Taxpayers?
News Release: Youth, Faith & Environmental Groups Join with Legislators to Call for “Make Polluters Pay” Bill Requiring Big Oil to Fund Climate Crisis
Costs to be Included in Senate and Assembly One-House Budgets
Also: Check out NYPIRG's New Video Illustrating the Need to Make Corporate Polluters Pay
Video Release: Make Polluters Pay!
NEWS RELEASE: NYPIRG Releases “Small Claims, Small Changes: A Survey of Albany Small Claims Court 45 Years Later”
A NYPIRG report documenting a survey of litigants who participated in cases in the City of Albany Small Claims Court in 2021 shows the challenges facing consumers using the system.
NEWS RELEASE: NYPIRG Reacts to Governor Hochul's Budget Plan
Over 300 Business, Civic, Environmental, and Youth Groups Call on Governor Hochul to Modernize State Returnable Container Law (“Bottle Bill”)
Groups Urge Inclusion in the State Budget Due to Need for Enhanced Enforcement and Immediate Action to Increase Current Redeemed Beverage Container “Handling Fee”
NYPIRG Statement on the Passing of Sidney Wolfe, MD, Founder of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group
Today, a coalition of elected officials, youth leaders, and community organizations led by NYPIRG called on Governor Hochul to include the Climate Change Superfund Act in her upcoming budget. The Climate Superfund assesses the largest oil companies for the state's mounting climate-related expenses and does so in a way that protects the public from increased costs.
RELEASE: Another Storm, More Costs to NY Taxpayers: Will Governor Hochul Make Big Oil Pay? A coalition of groups today called on Governor Hochul to make the oil companies pick up the tab for the costs of NY's climate damages after another deadly storm that caused widespread damage to New York State.
NYPIRG and a coalition of environmental organizations and local elected officials today released a review of the climate costs facing New York City and called on Governor Hochul to make the biggest oil companies – not local taxpayers – pay to cover climate damages
NYPIRG Celebrated Its Five Decades of Victories and College Student
Empowerment
Author and Activist Jane Fonda, Community Service Society’s David
Jones, State Senator Liz Krueger, U.S. Sen. Schumer’s State Director
Martin Brennan, and New Deal Strategies’ Camille Rivera
Received NYPIRG's “changemaker” Awards
Climate Superfund News Conferences: Taxpayer Tally of Climate Costs Since 8/2022 is $2.7 Billion
NYPIRG Statement on the Death of Ryan Thoresen Carson
The biblical rains that are devastating parts of the state are fresh evidence that the costs of adapting New York's infrastructure to the world climate’s "new abnormal" will be staggering. Legislation -- approved by the Senate (S.2129A) -- would require the largest oil companies to help pick up the tab and do it in a manner that will stop them from passing the costs on to consumers. Read NYPIRG's statement on downstate's devastating floods.
Advocates and Business call on Governor Hochul and DEC to release grant funds to struggling Bottle Redemption Businesses
Thousands Join March to End Fossil Fuels, Demand Biden Declare Climate Emergency & Phase Out Plan
NYers face hundreds of millions of dollars in climate costs while big oil racks up huge profits, nearly three-quarters of a trillion dollars over past 30 months