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December 2025
Environmental advocacy groups call on Hochul to update the state bottle bill (WAMC, December 31, 2025)
Lots of planning, too little action (WAMC, December 29, 2025)
What it Takes to Get Young People to Vote (Harlem View, December 26, 2025)
Raising revenues while saving lives (WAMC, December 22, 2025)
New York's Senate doesn't publish votes on nominees. Advocates want that to change (Albany Times-Union, December 18, 2025)
DEC Confirms Developer Liable for $18M Cleanup, Raising New Doubts About Somers Reservoir Project (The Examiner News, December 11, 2025)
Utility watchdog bill vetoed (CNY, December 11, 2025)
New York governor rejects utility consumer advocate bill (My Twin Tiers, December 10, 2025)
The health toll from gas-powered landscaping equipment (WAMC, 12/8/25)
Coca-Cola under fire for controversial stance on proposed law: 'A classic story of power politics' (Yahoo News, December 6, 2025)
As Hochul Considers an A.I. Bill, Its Sponsor Throws Her a Fund-Raiser (The New York Times, December 4, 2025)
Advocates are seeking to reduce gas-powered lawn equipment (WXXI, December 3, 2025)
Lawn mowers. Leaf blowers. Weed whackers. In WNY, a nice lawn is creating a pollution problem (The Buffalo News, December 2, 2025)
Monroe County has highest CO2 emissions from lawn equipment in Finger Lakes; report (Rochester First, December 2, 2025)
Environmental Advocates call on Hochul for electric lawn equipment incentives (WBNG, December 2, 2025)
Environmental advocates want state law to encourage electric yard equipment (Watertown Daily Times, December 2, 2025)
Data centers: an important cause of rising utility bills (WAMC, December 1, 2025)
November 2025Legislative Gazette - Governor Hochul approves amendments to the Adirondack State Land Master Plan (WAMC, November 28, 2025)
The Capitol Connection - Blair Horner, Senior Policy Advisor, NYPIRG (WAMC, November 27, 2025)
Big oil scores big profits and still gets tax benefits in New York (WAMC, November 24, 2025)
Push to end New York’s subsidies to fossil fuelers with surging profits (MSN, November 20, 2025)
'Trouble in Toyland' safety report warns parents about 2025 dangerous toys (Bronx News 12, November 20, 2025)
NYPIRG releases 2025 dangerous toys list (Mid-Hudson News, November 19, 2025)
Experts reveal what toys to be worried about this holiday season (Spectrum News, November 19, 2025)
AI chatbot toys are having ‘sexually explicit’ conversations with kids: report (New York Post, November 19, 2025)
New report shows that talking toys are trouble in Toyland (AM New York, November 18, 2025)
'Trouble in Toyland' safety report released for the holiday season (WGRZ, November 18, 2025)
'Trouble in Toyland' list focuses on AI-use, safety hazards in toys (Buffalo-Toronto Public Media, November 18, 2025)
Report finds AI-powered toys talk inappropriately to kids (1010 WINS, November 18, 2025)
NY Democrats and Republicans unite to blast NYPA over $7.5M private plane (Democrat & Chronicle, November 18, 2025)
Groups to Gov. Hochul: Make Bottle Bill more convenient (WAMC, November 17, 2025)
B35 Named Brooklyn’s Slowest Bus Route (Boro Park 24, November 13, 2025)
Letters to the Editor: Community Responds to TeraWulf (Ithaca.com, November 13, 2025)
NYC’s M42 bus wins ‘award’ as city’s slowest while riders rage they’d be ‘better off walking’ (New York Post, November 12, 2025)
Advocates Call on Governor Hochul to Modernize the "Bottle Bill" in Executive Budget (WICZ, November 12, 2025)
Brooklyn bus wins 'award' for slowest bus (Brooklyn News 12, November 12, 2025)
DEC signs agreement with Greenidge, ends legal battle (Rochester Beacon, November 11, 2025)
New York pipeline, crypto approvals spark fury over climate, costs, and Trump (ABC News 10, November 11, 2025)
These are the slowest and most unreliable buses in NYC, according to a transit group (NBC News, November 11, 2025)
This NYC bus route just earned the title of the city’s slowest (Time Out New York, November 11, 2025)
Letter: Repeal the 100-Foot Rule (Hudson Valley One, November 11, 2025)
These Buses Were Crowned The Slowest And Least Reliable In NYC (Patch, November 11, 2025)
Annual Pokey Award going to New York City's slowest bus line (CBS News, November 10, 2025)
Snail trail: Transit advocates ‘award’ the slowest and most unreliable bus lines in New York City (AM New York, November 10, 2025)
Transit advocates announce Pokey award for slowest New York City bus route (ABC News 7, November 10, 2025)
What’s the slowest bus in NYC? (WPIX 11, November 10, 2025)
NYC's slowest and least reliable MTA bus routes get annual Pokey and Schleppie Awards (CBS News, November 10, 2025)
New York City Bus System Under Fire for Poor Speed and Reliability, Prompts Mayoral Candidate's Reform Promises (Hoodline, November 10, 2025)
The rise of the New York independent voter (WAMC, November 10, 2025)
A pipeline off our shores, OK'd by state, will degrade water, kick up contaminants, harm fish (Staten Island Advance, November 7, 2025)
NYPIRG Study Shows Unaffiliated Voter Enrollment Surging in New York (WICZ, November 4, 2025)
Bearing the costs of climate catastrophe in New York (WAMC, November 3, 2025)
Republican enrollment rises while Democrat numbers dip, data shows. Unaffiliated voters are the fastest growing bloc in the state. (Albany Times, Union, November 3, 2025)
October 2025NYPIRG: New Yorkers have right to clean air, water and healthy environment (Mid-Hudson News, October 27, 2025)
Water filters eyed to mitigate risk of lead in schools (The Capitol Pressroom, WCNY, October 27, 2025)
Wall Street boom bolsters state budget (WAMC, October 27, 2025)
Cheaper energy starts with smarter permitting (Mid-Hudson News, October 22, 2025)
Staten Island residents rally against proposed Raritan Bay gas pipeline (Staten Island Advance, October 23, 2025)
Skoufis vs. Hochul continues as tough state budget looms (Spectrum News, October 23, 2025)
Voting has begun (WAMC, October 20, 2025)
New York packaging bill: Over 100 corporations lobby against plastic pollution regulation (Packaging Insights, October 20, 2025)
State lawmakers want to create an office to represent ratepayers in utility disputes (Spectrum News, October 16, 2025)
Advocates push for utility customer protection (ABC News 10, October 15, 2025)
New York's about-face on gas pipelines (WAMC, October 13, 2025)
Skoufis and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Legislative Day (Capitol Pressroom, October 10, 2025)
Advocates say their report on EPR lobbying shows classic Albany dysfunction, while business group says opposition is stiff for a reason (Spectrum News, October 7, 2025)
Packaging bill's opponents outnumbered supporters 4-to-1, report finds (Albany Times-Union, October 7, 2025)
Report: Corporations outspent environmentalists lobbying for New York anti-plastics law (ABC News 10, October 7, 2025)
Advocates say their report on EPR lobbying shows classic Albany dysfunction, while business group says opposition is stiff for a reason (Sprectrum News, October 7, 2025)
Is affordable health care a “right?” (WAMC, October 6, 2025)
September 2025New York’s ethics laws get a hearing (WAMC, September 29, 2025)
Good government groups: N.Y. lobbyists must be mandated to report campaign contributions (Spectrum News, September 25, 2025)
2 political action committees pay nearly $1M to end probe into alleged coordination with Zeldin campaign (Newsday, )
Lobbyist campaign contributions and Albany fundraisers (Capitol Confidential, September 25, 2025)
Voter Registration Day Mobilizes New Paltz Students (The New Paltz Oracle, September 24, 2025)
It's Climate Week (WAMC, September 22, 2025)
Activists urge NYS Assembly pass the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (WAMC, Sepember 15, 2025)
The campaign against the climate law (WAMC, September 15, 2025)
Health plan changes foreshadow tough New York budget in 2026 (Spectrum News, September 11, 2025)
New York's energy plan (WAMC, September 8, 2025)
Colleges open but face increasing financial threats (WAMC, September 3, 2025)
Justice Department argues federal law 'trumps' New York's Climate Change Superfund Act (Spectrum News, September 3, 2025)
August 2025New Yorkers need a utility advocate in their corner (WAMC, August 25, 2025)
Blair Horner discusses the state budget, redistricting, and public health funding on The Capitol Connection (WAMC, August 21, 2025)
NYPIRG calls on Congress to defend National Environmental Policy Act (Mid-Hudson News, August 19, 2025)
Good government groups sidelined in NY redistricting dialogue (Capitol Pressroom, August 19, 2025)
New York's finances get bleaker (WAMC, August 18, 2025)
Area politicians are reeling in campaign funds from far outside Western New York (The Buffalo News, August 17, 2025)
Hundreds march over Brooklyn Bridge to oppose pipeline in New York waters (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 14, 2025)
Will Hochul’s focus on redistricting fight distract from state governance? (City & State, August 11, 2025)
It’s baaaaack! Redistricting returns (WAMC, August 11, 2025)
Hundreds march across Brooklyn Bridge to protest Staten Island pipeline, other projects (SILive.com, August 9, 2025)
Big 4 accounting firms contribute millions to NY governors, get billions in business (The Buffalo News, August 8, 2025)
Good government groups fire back at Hochul over redistricting after she tells them 'politics is a political process' (Spectrum News 1, August 5, 2025)
July 2025The ongoing threat of algal blooms (WAMC, July 28, 2025)
Students rally for QueensLink project (Queens Daily Eagle, July 21, 20205)
Budgets are about priorities (WAMC, July 21, 2025)
Queens residents back turning abandoned railway into transit corridor (NY1, July 17, 2025)
Late Push for Rockaway Railway Reboot Even as Park Proposal Takes Shape (The City, July 16, 2025)
Fracking for Wind Farms? (The Southampton Express, July 15, 2025)
When it comes to hospital care, good care is less expensive than bad (WAMC, July 14, 2025)
Albany punts on allowing people's court to help tenants (WAMC, July 7, 2025)
June 2025Will New Yorkers get fooled again about nukes? (WAMC, June 30, 2025)
State lawmaker wants new nuclear power plant to be located in Central New York (My Twin Toers, June 26, 2025)
Southern Tier reacts to proposed Nuclear power plant (WBNG, June 24, 2025)
Hochul's upstate nuclear power plant proposal comes with mixed reactions (Spectrum News, June 25, 2025)
Regional Opposition Grows as Croton Prepares to Vote This Week on Project Maple Fracked Gas Pipeline (The Examiner News, June 23, 2025)
For New York canners, a dime could make all the difference (Prism, June 23, 2025)
A tale of two legislative houses (WAMC, June 23, 2025)
Albany takes no action on packaging reduction and recycling bill (Yahoo News, June 21, 2025)
Affordability, Trump and what to do about late budgets: A look at the 2025 legislative session in Albany (Spectrum News, June 20, 2025)
Senior Policy Advisor Blair Horner discusses cuts by the federal government and the potential impact on New York on The Capitol Connection (WAMC, June 19, 2025)
New York State Legislature Strikes Down Gas Industry Giveaway that Drove Up Energy Bills (Yonkers Times, June 17, 2025)
The Senate wraps up, but not the Assembly; issues to watch (WAMC, June 16, 2025)
As the state Senate calls it a session, the Assembly still has a lot of work to do (Spectrum News, June 13, 2025)
Musk, Trump, and the nation’s finances (WAMC, June 11, 2025)
Critics say new state budget cuts off large blocks of public spending from independent review (Newsday, June 9, 2025)
Fossil Fuel Companies Rake In Record Profits as New Yorkers Struggle (Ithaca Journal, June 5, 2025)
Letter: Stop Climate Polluter Handouts (HV1, June 3, 2025)
Health costs quietly rise in New York State as hospitals buy more private practices (Newsday, June 3, 2025)
May 2025Gas pipelines eye return to New York (ABC News 10, May 29, 2025)
Recycling, HEAT Act, bottle bill are key issues as NYS lawmakers near end of session (Newsday, May 26, 2025)
One budget failure (WAMC, May 19, 2025)
The Bottle Bill: What’s bigger and what's better about it? (Spectrum News, May 19, 2025)
Incentive for electric lawn equipment brings demo to New York state Capitol (Spectrum News, May 14, 2025)
How Long Island SUNY campuses will spend $37 million in funding boost from state budget (Newsday, May 14, 2025)
Supporters Gather in Albany for Bigger, Better, Bottle Bill (Fingerlakes Daily News, May 13, 2025)
Lawmakers channel budget frustrations with Hochul into bipartisan constitutional amendment push (Spectrum News, May 13, 2025)
New York has a budget (WAMC, May 12, 2025)
NY Assembly Fails To Tackle Energy Affordability Crisis, Siding With Corporate Utilities (Harlem World Magazine, May 8, 2025)
NY's latest budget in fifteen years (WAMC, May 5, 2025)
NYS budget process: Created in secret, with limited public review and getting 'worse' (Newsday, May 4, 2025)
It's official: This year's budget is the latest in 15 years (City & State, May 2, 2025)
Final touches being applied to latest New York budget since 2010, as good government groups bestow shame (Spectrum News, May 2, 2025)
Students Lead Town Hall On Future Of Subway Expansion (The Wave, May 2, 2025)
NY hospital safety ranking rises nationally: How did Hudson Valley fare? (Poughkeepsie Journal, May 1, 2025)
April 2025Queens College students host town hall rallying support for QueensLink subway proposal (Qns.com, April 29, 2025)
Albany's trash problem (WAMC, April 28, 2025)
Sun shines for 4th annual ‘Earth Fest’ (WBNG, April 27, 2025)
New York lawmakers push for doubling deposit for cans, bottles in effort to reduce litter (The Times-Herald Record, April 25, 2025)
Earth Day report: Bigger, better bottle bill push (WSYR, April 22, 2025)
Budget policy negotiations see progress (MyTwinTiers.com, April 25, 2025)
Renewed push for doubled bottle deposit in NY: Will it save money and curb litter? (LoHud.com, April 24, 2025)
It's Earth Day. It's time for New York to talk some serious trash (LoHud.com, April 22, 2025)
Report: New York's "Bottle Bill" Could Save Municipalities Millions If Modernized (Fox 40 Binghamton, April 22, 2025)
Earth Day report: New York’s Bigger, better bottle bill (ABC News 10, April 22, 2025)
100+ groups endorse New York's electric landscaping equipment rebate program legislation (CBS News 6, April 22, 2025)
Earth Day report: Bigger, better bottle bill push (WETM, April 22, 2025)
Taking on health care costs (WAMC, April 21, 2025)
‘I feel a little bit jealous': Former Gov. Paterson praises Heastie as Pataki praises Hochul on state budget maneuvers (Spectrum News, April 16, 2025)
New Yorkers don't need a $3B tax hike. Protect the Climate Change Superfund Act (LoHud.com, April 15, 2025)
NYS officials won't alter climate change policies despite Trump executive order (Newsday, April 15, 2025)
Student advocates for legislation allowing upstate tenants to sue landlords in local courts (Pipe Dream, April 13, 2025)
State budget unlikely to be finished before end of month (City & State, April 14, 2025)
While Albany sleeps, Trump acts (WAMC, April 14, 2025)
Power and Politics, Blair Horner discusses late state budget (CBS News 6, April 12, 2025)
'A learning experience': Freshmen state lawmakers weigh in on Albany's closed-door budget process (Spectrum News, April 11, 2025)
NY – Speaker of the Assembly Carl Heastie Pushes Governor Hochul on the Budget (The New York Caribbean News, April 11, 2025)
NYPIRG urges support for NY Health Act, universal healthcare (The Daily Orange, April 10, 2025)
Trump executive orders targets NY Climate Change Superfund Act (Albany Times-Union, April 9, 2025)
Another late budget, with Washington looming (WAMC, April 7, 2025)
NY must transition to clean and quiet electric lawn equipment. Here's why | Opinion (LoHud.com, April 4, 2025)
NYS passes 2nd emergency spending bill as state budget talks continue (Newsday, April 3, 2025)
Proposed bill could bring New York’s bottle deposit to 10 cents, include more beverage types
Berkeley Brean News10NBC (WHEC, April 3, 2025)
N.Y. Public Interest Research Group continues environmental efforts in Syracuse (The Daily Orange, April 3, 2025)
March 2025Brooklyn Transit Advocates, Unions Urge Bus-Only Lanes on Flatbush Avenue (BK Reader, March 27, 2025)
People over corporate profits (The Daily Freeman, March 26, 2025)
Report: Justice delayed in small claims courts (The Capitol Pressroom, March 26, 2025)
Will Albany once again “kick the can” on limiting lawmakers’ outside income? (WAMC, March 25, 2025)
State Senator Harckham proposes packaging reduction (Mid-Hudson News, March 20, 2025)
Blair Horner Discusses Sunshine Week on The Capitol Connection (WNYC, March 19, 2025)
New York proposes contractors' rebate for electric lawn equipment (Newsday, March 18, 2025)
Letting the sun shine in at the capitol (WAMC, March 17, 2025)
Environmental advocates renew push for NY plastic reduction bill (WAER, March 7, 2025)
Experts say political ‘dance’ underway over budget (ABC News 10, March 14, 2025)
Nearly 200 Groups Call on Democratic Leaders to Oppose Immunity for the Fossil Fuel Industry (Common Dreams. March 13, 2025)
Pass the NY HEAT Act - Letter (HUdson Valley One, March 11, 2025)
Protesters in Queens demand action on rising energy bills, urge Senate to pass Bucks for Boilers Act (Qns.com, March 10, 2025)
New York’s budget process moves forward, but with a dark shadow (WAMC, March 10, 2025)
Casino Bidders Pour Millions into Lobbying NYC Officials Amid Fierce Competition for Licenses (TJV News, March 6, 2025)
Environmental advocates renew push for NY plastic reduction bill (WSHU, March 7, 2025)
Why the Electric School Bus Mandate is Essential for New York State (City Limits, March 6, 2025)
N.Y. ethics watchdog pressures legislative leaders to fill open vacancies (Spectrum News, March 4, 2025)
Mets owner Steve Cohen, other casino bidders among top spenders as record $138M pledged to lobby NYC (NY Post, March 4, 2025)
NYS budget hearings wrap up with a look at economic development (WAMC, March 3, 2025)
In New York, a mayor’s race takes shape that’s all about Donald Trump (The Washington Post, March 1, 2025)
February 2025Editorial: Courts must uphold New York’s Climate Superfund Act (Albany Times-Union, February 26, 2025)
Students, Faculty Rally With Legislators For New York’s Public Universities (Harlem World Magazine, February 26, 2025)
New York’s higher education system gets a budget hearing (WAMC, February 24, 2025)
Bill would allow for quicker repair of wheelchairs — 'a tool of freedom and independence' (The Altamont Enterprise Regional, February 20, 2025)
Governor Hochul Approves Major Hudson Valley Gas Expansion Project (The Yonkers Ledger, February 19, 2025)
New York Passes Climate Superfund to Make Polluters Pay (Yes Magazine, February 20, 2025)
Trump, tariffs, and trash (WAMC, February 19, 2025)
Recovering a security deposit in NYC small claims court could take more than a year (Gothamist, February 18, 2025)
New York's ethics watchdog ruled constitutional by state's top court (Spectrum News, February 18,2025)
NYC Small Claims Courts Are the Slowest in the State to Conclude Litigation (VNY, February 18, 2025)
At least there’s still a state ethics watchdog (City & State, February 18, 2025)
Environmentalists push New York Power Authority to go further in renewables plan (Spectrum News, February 18, 2025)
Court Rules Against Cuomo’s Attempt to Dismantle State Ethics Panel (The New York Times, February 18, 2025)
Ex-NY Gov. Cuomo loses bid to halt ethics probe into his $5M COVID book deal (New York Post, February 18, 2025)
Faith Leaders, Environmental Groups Supporting Two Bills Aimed at Reducing Plastic Packaging and Waste (The Legislative Gazette, February 13, 2025)
Lawmakers examine NY’s health care spending (WAMC, February 10, 2025)
DEC approves expansions for Hudson Valley stations along Iroquois pipeline (Albany Times-Union, February 8, 2025)
Governor approves air permit for Iroquois pipeline compressors in Athens and Dover (Mid-Hudson News, February 7, 2025)
Sponsor of state Climate Change Superfund Act defends law against new suit (Spectrum News, February 7, 2025)
New York State is One of the Country’s Least Politically Involved Areas As Voter Numbers Plummet (WPDH, February 6, 2025)
New York voter participation hits lowest level since 2004, ranks 43rd nationally (CBS News 6, February 3, 2025)
N.Y. Democrats 'pause' introduction of special election bill amid pushback (Spectrum News, February 3, 2025)
January 2025Renewed push for Bigger Better Bottle Bill in NY (ABC News 10, January 31, 2025)
Assemblymember Pamela Hunter discusses Speaker Pro Tempore role, impact for CNY constituents (Spectrum News, January 31, 2025)
Expanding Bottle Bill could generate $100M for NY environmental programs (WAER, January 30, 2025)
New York's budget process begins (WAMC, January 27, 2025)
Environmental advocates recycle campaign against plastic packaging for new session (City & State, January 28, 2025)
Advocates raise questions about state spending (ABC News 10, January 22, 2025)
Will 2025 be the “affordability” session? (WAMC, January, 13, 2025)
New York To Make Major Greenhouse Gas Emitters Pay for Past Pollution (Next City, January 14, 2025)
New York Climate Superfund Becomes Law (Inside Climate News, January 11, 2025)
Albany already revising new antipollution law after gas industry pushback (Gothamist, January 9, 2025)
New York to make major greenhouse gas emitters pay for past pollution (Canary Media, January 8, 2025)
New NYPIRG Executive Director Megan Ahearn discusses 2025 legislative priorities (WAMC, January 8, 2025)
This week could have a big impact on New York (WAMC, January 7, 2025)
Can Cuomo convince New York’s highest court to scrap state ethics commission? (City & State, January 7, 2025)
5 things to watch as 2025 New York legislative session begins (Spectrum News, January 7, 2025)
New York’s ‘Climate Superfund’ law expected to face legal challenges (WSHU, January 6, 2025)
Recycling in New York, a low-paid job for undocumented immigrants, just got more precarious (El Pais, January 3, 2025)
New York public campaign finance audits underway for state Legislature candidates (Spectrum News, January 3, 2025)
What's next for 'climate superfund' now that Hochul signed it into law? (Spectrum News, January 3, 2025)
NY state passes ‘Climate Superfund’: oil companies must foot bill (Rockland County Times, January 2, 2025)
Senior Policy Advisor Blair Horner discusses NYPIRG's key issues in 2025 (WAMC, January 2, 2025)
Climate and environment updates: Could the UK be a model for clean electricity? (KMA Land, January 2, 2025)
December 2024
New York state good government group gets new leadership in 2025 (Spectrum News, December 31, 2024)
Hochul's support of the Climate Superfund will save New Yorkers $75 billion (LoHud, December 31, 2024)
Gov. Hochul signs Climate Superfund – saves taxpayers $75 billion (WAMC, December 30, 2024)
Breaking down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act (WROC Rochester, December 30, 2024)
How New York state is defying Donald Trump’s plans to roll back climate action (The Verge, December 30, 2024)
Hochul signs Climate Change Superfund Act championed by Bronx Assembly Member, paving way for funding in the borough (Bronx Times, December 27, 2024)
Gov. Hochul Signs Bills to Ban CO2 Fracking, Make Polluters Pay for Climate Damage (City Limits, December 27, 2024)
New York Enacts Climate Superfund Law to Hold Polluters Accountable (Environment+Energy Leader, December 27, 2024)
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs Climate Superfund bill in what’s seen as a national milestone (WRVO, December 27, 2024)
New York establishes landmark climate superfund, shifting pollution costs to fossil fuel companies (Fingerlakes1.com, December 27, 2024)
Climate Superfund Now Law in NY: Companies Will Pay for their Damage (La Voce di New York, December 27, 2024)
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs Climate Superfund bill in what’s seen as a national milestone (WAMC, December 27, 2024)
Gov. Hochul signs 'Climate Superfund' bill to address issues such as flooding and extreme heat. (West Alabama Watchman, December 27, 2024)
NY Climate Change Superfund Act signed into law (News 10 ABC, December 27, 2024)
New York's governor signs climate superfund bill into law (The Washington Post, December 26, 2024)
Hochul Signs Law That Penalizes Companies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (The New York Times, December 26, 2024)
New York Governor Hochul Signs Landmark Legislation Creating New Climate Superfund (Daily Kos, December 26, 2024)
'Major Victory': New Law Makes NY Second State to Hold Big Polluters Accountable (Common Dreams, December 26, 2024)
End of Year Approvals and Vetos: Governor Hochul vetoes Grieving Families Act for third time (WGRZ, December 26, 2024)
Hochul approves plan to bill polluters billions for climate costs (Newsday, December 26, 2024)
New York is developing an energy plan (WAMC, December 23, 2024)
Capitol halls, rallies set new stage for New York legislative battles (Spectrum News State of Politics, December 23, 2024 )
Three-day Capitol climate sit-in ends with HEAT Act push (ABC News 10, December 12, 2024)
Can't the U.S. do better for its military's education? (WAMC, December 16, 2024)
Don’t undermine environmental study (New York Daily News, December 14, 2024)
New Yorkers call on lawmakers to support HEAT Act (Spectrum News State of Politics, December 12, 2024 )
New York Climate Activists Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign ‘Superfund’ Bill (Inside Climate News, December 11, 2024)
New York advocates restless amid negotiations over potential Climate Change Superfund Act chapter amendments (Spectrum News, December 10, 2024)
The "lame duck" Congress meets (WAMC, December 9, 2024)
Protecting New York's wetlands (WAMC, December 2, 2024)
November 2024Why New York’s “Canners” Think Those Recyclables Should Be Worth More Than 5 Cents a Pop (Slate, November 27, 2024)
New Yorkers rally to demand that Governor Hochul sign the Climate Superfund Act (Daily Kos, November 26, 2024)
Power shift in Washington, D.C., creates uncertainty for New York state budget (Spectrum News, November 25, 2024)
Blair Horner discusses the Climate Superfund Act (1010 WINS, November 25, 2024)
Mother Nature delivers some drought and fire-risk relief (WAMC, November 25, 2024)
NYS Democratic voter enrollment drops as 'blanks' continue to rise (Newsday, November 24, 2024)
NY Health Act is our solution to universal healthcare (The Daily Orange, November 19, 2024)
New York’s health care system could soon be at a crossroad (WAMC, November 19, 2024)
New York Democrats fall just short of keeping supermajority in Albany (Newsday, November 18, 2024)
Power shift in Washington, D.C., creates uncertainty for New York state budget (Spectrum News, November 15, 2024)
Election 2024: Warning signs for NY Democrats (WAMC, November 11, 2024)
Time to Take Action on Climate Change (The Daily Freeman, November 10, 2024)
New York Democrats downplay loss of state Senate supermajority, brace for impact of Trump on state policy (Spectrum News, November 7, 2024)
Democrats trying to defend supermajorities in New York Assembly and Senate (Spectrum News, November 4, 2024)
Post-election “to-do list” for Governor Hochul (WAMC, November 4, 2024)
NYS eyes new nuclear power to meet climate goals (Newsday, November 3, 2024)
NYS Commission soon to decide on salary raises for state lawmakers, officials (Newsday, November 1, 2024)
October 2024Local organizations encourage political involvement, voting on campus (The Daily Orange, October 31, 2024)
VOTE 2024: Catching up with young voters ahead of Election Day (News 12 Brooklyn, October 30, 2024)
Voting in a toxic political environment (WAMC, October 28, 2024)
Voting has begun (WAMC, October 21, 2024)
The Polling Site Problem (PBS, October 18, 2024)
Brooklyn College Students Pressure Adams to Fix Flatbush Ave. Buses After Years of Delays (Streetsblog, October 18, 2024)
Polling Sites on College Campuses, Support for EMS Workers (New York Now, October 17, 2024)
Bus riders protest in Brooklyn for faster service down Flatbush Avenue (ABC Eyewitness News, October 17, 2024)
Will Albany get another pay raise? (WAMC, October 14, 2024)
From absentee ballots to free rides, local colleges break down barriers to get students voting (WHEC, October 12, 2024)
Put Big Oil on the hook for climate damages instead of NY taxpayers (Guest Opinion by Blair Horner) (Syracuse.com, October 9, 2024)
Report: 20 New York Colleges Don’t Have Polling Places, Violating State Law (Democracy Docket, October 8, 2024)
Groups say Niagara, St. Bonaventure lack voting sites for students (The Buffalo News, October 8, 2024)
Coalition FOILs BOE over on-campus voting (ABC News 27, October 8, 2024)
Albany's first steps in New York's budget dance (WAMC, October 7, 2024)
Coalition FOILs BOE over on-campus voting (WBRL, October 7, 2024)
Knocking on Doors Ahead of Election Day (WNYC, October 4, 2024)
NYPIRG Spearheads Voter Registration Efforts (The New Paltz Oracle, October 2, 2024)
September 2024A New York scandal, again (WAMC, September 30, 2024)
Is Hochul a climate hero or a villain? (City & State, September 23, 2024)
Funding to bolster clean energy workforce (ABC News 10, September 23, 2024)
Restricting smoking – one of the great public health successes (WAMC, September 23, 2024)
Governor Hochul’s mass transit “pause” casts shadow on state budget (WAMC, September 16, 2024)
New York hit by record number of large-scale climate disasters this year (WAMC, September 15, 2024)
Gianaris: Law change amid $25M Cuomo legal fees 'the right thing to do' (Spectrum News, September 12, 2024)
A decision by New York’s highest court helps voters (WAMC, September 9, 2024)
NYPIRG’s Blair Horner argues against further investment in nuclear (Spectrum News, September 5, 2024)
The Push for Public Banking in New York (The American Prospect, September 4, 2024)
N.Y. fiscal watchdog researching risk, ethics of proposed Climate Superfund (Spectrum News, September 4, 2024)
Facing natural disasters, more lawmakers look to make oil companies pay for the damage (Portland Press Herald, September 1, 2024)
August 2024Youth Voter Turnout in NYC Is Struggling. These Organizations Want to Fix It. (The Nation, August 30, 2024)
New York GOP to Hochul: Cost analysis, grid concerns must be discussed at climate summit (Spectrum News, August 28, 2024)
State lawmakers from WNY pitched 2,246 bills since 2022; only 10% became laws (The Buffalo News, August 27, 2024)
George Santos' campaign fund has $562 in cash, nearly $800,000 in debt, records show (Newsday, August 27, 2024)
Colleges open: Will the governor make it easier for veterans to attend? (WAMC, August 26, 2024)
Facing natural disasters, more lawmakers look to make oil companies pay for the damage (New Jersey Monitor, August 26, 2024)
Big oil rakes it in while we all bake (WAMC, August 19, 2024)
Public hospitals suing patients (WAMC, August 12, 2024)
Hochul urged to sign climate change ‘superfund’ (The Center Square, August 9, 2024)
Lander and advocates lobby Hochul to sign climate change superfund bill (City & State, August 8, 2024)
Gov. Hochul signs new election laws that aim to boost voter turnout (Newsday, August 7, 2024)
The growing threat of algal blooms (WAMC, August 5, 2024)
Upstate New York has seen an unusual amount of tornados this summer and Senator Schumer wants to know more about why (The Legislative Gazette, August 2, 2024)
New Yorkers Demand Gov. Hochul Sign Climate Superfund Act Amidst Extreme Heat (Harlem World Magazine, August 2, 2024)
Blair Horner discusses critical pending climate legislation and how the youth vote may impact the 2024 election on The Capitol Connection (WAMC, August 1, 2024)
July 2024Making climate polluters pay gets national attention (WAMC, July 29, 2024)
Albany dithers while the planet simmers (WAMC, July 15, 2024)
New York State's $100M program to publicly finance campaigns prompts emergency fix (Newsday, July 6, 2024)
Environmental groups call on New York legislators to return to Albany for special climate session (WSKG, July 5, 2024)
Brooklyn Recycling Center Redeems 1 Million Bottles Per Month (Inside Edition, July 5, 2024)
The public gets a glimpse of lobbying in New York (WAMC, July 1, 2024)
Examining the impact of public financing in primaries for New York Legislature (Spectrum News, July 1, 2024)
June 2024Ethics commission report shows record highs in lobbying spending (WENY, June 28, 2024)
Stop Danskammer Coalition says application withdrawal win for public health (Mid-Hudson News, June 26, 2024)
State lobbying hit record numbers in 2023 (ABC News 10, June 25, 2024)
NYS lobbyists spent record $360M to try to influence government, report says (Newsday, June 25, 2024)
New Yorkers go to the polls – some of them anyway (WAMC, June 24, 2023)
Fake Signatures and ‘Good-Faith Letters’ Fuel a Lucrative Campaign Haul (The New York Times, June 24, 2024)
Environmental Advocates Push for Bill to Hold Big Oil Responsible (Fingerlakes 1, June 22, 2024)
Foes of Danskammer Power Plant question site's long term use after bid to operate full-time dropped (The Daily Freeman, June 22, 2024)
Making Democracy Work: Civic education, first hand, at Students Inside Albany conference (TBR Newsmedia, June 21, 2024)
Bill aims to hold oil companies responsible for emissions (WSYR, June 21, 224)
Bill aims to hold oil companies responsible for emissions (CNY, June 21, 2024)
New York feels the heat (WAMC, June 17, 2024)
New York State Lawmakers Once Again Fail to Pass Meaningful Climate Legislation (Hellgate, June 12, 2024)
NYC congestion pricing delay may face legal challenge. Why the comptroller calls Gov. Hochul's move "a disastrously wrong turn." (CBS, June 12, 2024)
A NY push to cut down on single-use plastics just fizzled out. Why? And what happens now? (The Poughkeepsie Journal, June 11, 2024)
RHN To Albany Leaders: “Inaction On NY HEAT Mocks Our Climate Law” (Harlem World Magazine, June 11, 2024)
Opponents of Hochul’s Move to Halt Congestion Pricing May Go to Court (The New York Times, June 11, 2024)
NY bill to make big polluters pay for emissions passes legislature (Adirondack Explorer, June 10, 2024)
New York Legislature Passes Climate Change Superfund Act (ENR, June 10, 2024)
Lawmakers head for the exit, will they return before the end of the year? (WAMC, June 10, 2024)
Hochul says politics not a factor in toll plan reversal (Albany Times-Union, June 10, 2024)
NYPIRG on passage of the Climate Superfund Act (The Sanctuary for Independent Media, June 10, 2024)
In Final Analysis, N.Y. Legislative Session Is Defined by Its Omissions (The New York Times, June 8, 2024)
NY Gov. Hochul 'Must Sign' Climate Change Superfund Act (Common Dreams, June 8, 2024)
New York state lawmakers prepare to leave Albany for the year as session winds down (WAMC, June 7, 2024)
Albany session ends with dash to finish legislation (ABC News 10, June 7, 2024)
Does Gov. Hochul, a Buffalo Native, Really Get New York City? (The New York Times, June 6, 2024)
Hochul pauses congestion pricing as other environmental bills flounder (WRVO, June 5, 2024)
Public interest group pushes for ‘modernization’ changes to New York State’s bottle bill (WBNG News 12, June 5, 2024)
Four Ways that NY Gov. Hochul’s Cancelation of Congestion Pricing is Bad for America (Streetsblog, June 5, 2024)
Environmental measures stall as legislative window nears end (Albany Times-Union, June 4, 2024)
Advocates call on NYS to 'modernize' Bottle Bill; double the refund and expand what can be recycled (ABC News 7 Buffalo, June 3, 2024)
NYPIRG: Bottle bill update is key to New York’s solid waste future (Spectrum News, June 3, 2024)
N.Y. Assembly conversations surrounding Climate Change Superfund Act come down to the last week (Spectrum News, June 3, 2024)
Vermont passes first in-the-nation law to make oil companies pay for climate damages — will New York follow? (WAMC, June 3, 2024)
May 2024These bills will help advance New York's Sustainability mission (The Buffalo News, May 29, 2024)
What are leaking underground storage tanks and how are they being cleaned up? (ABC News, May 29, 2024)
You voted to fight corruption in NY state. But dishonest officials kept hefty pensions (Democrat & Chronicle, May 28, 2024)
Lobbying loophole bill pushed again, this time without LaSalle lookback (Albany Times-Union, May 28, 2024)
The Push to Control Plastic Waste in New York: What to Know (The New York Times, May 27, 2024)
How safe is New York's hospital care? (WAMC, May 27, 2024)
BusPatrol brings extensive political connections to school bus camera program (Newsday, May 24, 2024)
Bills on plastic packaging and redemption fees still alive (Albany Times-Union, May 24, 2024)
Blair Horner discusses climate legislation on The Legislative Gazette (WAMC, May 24, 2024)
The Capitol Connection - Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG (WAMC, May 23, 2024)
Gov. Hochul on the global stage and the scrutiny that comes with it (WAMC, May 21, 2024)
Legislative labyrinth: The slow march toward consensus on environmental issues (Adirondack Explorer, May 17, 2024)
NY Gov. Hochul Commits $300M For Climate Resilience; Silent on Pending Legislation To Make Polluters Foot the Bill (Food and Water Watch, May 17, 2024)
Lawmakers make another run at protecting tropical rainforests (WAMC, May 13, 2024)
Climate disasters in the Adirondacks: Who will pay? (Adirondack Explorer, May 11, 2024)
Appellate court agrees that state ethics commission is unconstitutional (City & State, May 9, 2024)
Recycling groups say the enemy is plastic. Will NY lawmakers act to combat waste 'crisis'? (LoHud.com, May 8, 2024)
Bill would double bottle deposits to 10 cents, raise handling fees (Albany Times-Union, May 7, 2024)
NY bottle recyclers rally for raises in Albany. Why they say they're in peril (Democrat & Chronicle, May 7, 2024)
Recycling industry, bottle collectors, environmentalists call for updates to Bottle Bill (LoHud.com, May 6, 2024)
Voting on college campuses could make a difference in November (WAMC, May 6, 2024)
NYS Legislature to weigh social media harm, climate change as session nears end (Newsday, May 4, 2024)
NY hospital safety ranking rises nationally. Check your local hospital's grade (Democrat & Chronicle, May 3, 2024)
New York again aiming for packaging EPR (Resource Recycling, May 3, 2024)
How does environmental policy become law? Register for May 15 panel discussion (Albany Times-Union, May 1, 2024)
April 2024Another of New York's biggest environmental threats (WAMC, 4/29/24)
Climate change measures dropped from NYS budget amid heavy lobbying (Newsday, April 26, 2024)
Battles over natural gas, climate measures to continue at Capitol (Albany Times-Union, April 25, 2025)
New York budget 2024-2025: What’s in it for the Adirondacks (Adirondak Explorer, April 24, 2024)
New York can help make the world a greener place (WAMC, April 22, 2024)
Hochul says she's happy with approved New York state budget (Spectrum News, April 22, 2024)
Put more distance between lawmaking, campaign fundraising (Albany Times-Union, April 21, 2024)
Four Bills Would Drastically Improve NY’s Freedom of Information Laws (The Legislative Gazette, April 18)
A Cyberattack Could Make N.Y. State’s Late Budget Even Later (The New York Times, April 17, 2024)
Starving NY lawmakers resort to eating corndogs amid late-budget pay freeze (New York Post, April 17, 2024)
New York expected to join multistate system to combat voter fraud (Newsday, April 16, 2024)
Tuition Assistance Program set to increase as budget deal nears (Albany Times-Union, April 16, 2024)
Handing Taxpayers The Climate Cleanup Bill (The Lever, April 16, 2024)
Coming down the home stretch for a higher education budget deal (WAMC, April 15, 2024)
Exclusive: Environmental, labor groups call for more climate funding in city budget (City & State, April 15, 2024)
Coalition Of 115 Organizations Urges Governor Hochul To Approve The Fracking Ban (Harlem World Magazine, April 15, 2024)
Columbia and City College hold second environmental justice summit (Columbia Spectator, April 14, 2024)
State lawmakers pay suspended as budget talks extend (Fingerlakes 1, April 13, 2024)
Report: Disadvantaged communities could see millions from proposed Climate Change Superfund Act (Spectrum News, April 12, 2024)
Budget extenders keep New York's government running; lawmakers' pay on hold (Spectrum News, April 12, 2024)
Debate on housing causes budget delay (ABC News 10, April 12, 2024)
NY Legislature approves fourth budget extender (City & State, April 11, 2024)
Letter: Higher education needs more state funding (Hudson Valley One, April 10, 2024)
329 New York political candidates are certified for matching public campaign funds (Spectrum News, April 9, 2024)
With the passage of April 11 extender, solar eclipse triumphs over state budget (City & State, April 8, 2024)
Will Governor Hochul make the climate polluters pay? (WAMC, April 8, 2024)
N.Y. lawmakers celebrate eclipse as darkness mars late state budget (Spectrum News, April 8, 2024)
Capital Region advocates urge passage of Climate Change Superfund Act (The Daily Gazette, April 3, 2024)
Climate Change Superfund Act: How would it help NY communities dealing with flooding? (Fingerlakes 1, April 2, 2024)
Another late state budget (WAMC, April 1, 2024)
Hochul, NYS Legislature deciding who will pay for climate change transition (Newsday, April 1, 2024)
NYPIRG's Kaylee Evans discussed the Climate Change Superfund Act with Hudson Mohawk Magazine. (Hudson Mohawk Magazine, April 1, 2024)
March 2024Good government groups call for state to reform Judicial Conduct Commission (Queens Daily Eagle, March 29, 2024)
In New York, state lawmakers eye measures to fight climate change (WXXI, March 27, 0224)
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)
Dealing with New York's "other" crisis: The trash tsunami (WAMC, March 4, 2024)
Legislature must address 'junk fees' this session (Albany Times-Union, March 4, 2024)
February 2024SUNY, CUNY advocates call for more funding in state budget (Albany Times-Union, February 29, 2024)
Which states could get new congressional maps in 2024? (ABC News, February 29, 2024)
New York's consequential week (WAMC, February 26, 2024)
New York legislators give thumbs down to IRC-drawn congressional maps (Spectrum News, February 26, 2024)
NY still waiting on Congressional map approval (WABC News 10, February 23, 2024)
New York lawmakers urged to reject Hochul's power grab (The Center Square, February 21, 2024)
HealthyNYC: A Model for Health Policies in Other Cities (Medriva, February 21, 2024)
NYPIRG survey indicates N.Y. students need more assistance with healthcare (The Daily Orange, February 20, 2024)
Cuomo is back in court to protect his $5 million book deal (WAMC, February 19, 2024)
Advocates, Lawmakers, and Community Members to Hold Forum Calling for Reform of the Hospital Financial Assistance Law and a Permanent Ban on Lawsuits Against Patients (UrbanCNY.com, February 18, 2024)
Climate activists, elected officials call for inclusion of HEAT Act in state budget (Hudson Valley 360, February 17, 2024)
NY court weighs appeal of Cuomo challenge to state ethics panel (Newsday, February 16, 2024)
Blair Horner talks discusses the environment, voting rights, how New York is failing when it comes to cancer, and much more on The Capitol Connection (WAMC, February 15, 2024)
Mid-Hudson lawmakers, climate activists push for cap on utility bills (Daily Freeman, February 15, 2024)
Plastic is everywhere (The River Reporter, February 14, 2024)
NYS commission plans to vote on new redistricting maps on Thursday (Newsday, February 13, 2024)
World Cancer Day and New York's failure (WAMC, February 14, 2024)
NYS Republicans concerned about zero-emission school bus deadlines (My Twin Tiers, February 12, 2024)
New York’s largest landfill wants to expand, but questions remain over the state’s waste future (WXXI, February 9, 2024)
NYPIRG Report on Small Claims Court in Albany (Hudson Mohawk Magazine, February 8, 2024)
A win in Albany Small Claims Court doesn't mean a payday, report finds (Albany Times-Union, February 6, 2024)
New York's environment gets a legislative hearing (WAMC, February 5, 2024)
January 2024Governor Hochul’s budget plans for democracy In NY (WAMC, January 29, 2024)
First N.Y. elections with public campaign financing coming in 2024 (Spectrum News, January 24, 2024)
New York’s budget makers examine health care (WAMC, January 22, 2024)
Analyst: Executive budget is “generally good news” (ABC News 10, January 19, 2024)
Another Voice: Pass the Climate Change Superfund Act and make polluters pay (The Buffalo News, January 17, 2024)
How the Governor Upends Bills Before Signing Them (NY Focus, January 17, 2024)
Albany's poetry and prose (WAMC, January 15, 2024)
Hochul’s NY HEAT Act: A Cool Proposal to Cut Energy Costs, Skip Costly Fossil Fuel Fiascos (Harlem World, January 14, 2024)
Albany Democrats to push bill filling lobbying loophole after NY Gov. Kathy Hochul veto (NY Post, January 12, 2024)
Good Government Groups call for more transparency in Congressional redistricting process (Yonkers Times, January 11, 2024)
A bigger bottle bill, again? (Politico, January 10, 2024)
Gov. Hochul's 3rd State of State address to focus on affordability (Newsday, January 8, 2024)
More bad news for NY colleges (WAMC, January 8, 2024)
ACES: Message in a bottle (The Newbury Daily News, January 8, 2024)
Lawmakers, NYPIRG react to Hochul's plan to push enhanced consumer protections in State of the State (NY State of Politics: Spectrum News, January 4, 2024)
Lawmakers, NYPIRG react to Hochul's plan to push enhanced consumer protections in State of the State (Spectrum News, January 5, 2024)
Lawmakers, NYPIRG react to Hochul's plan to push enhanced consumer protections in State of the State (Spectrum News, January 4, 2024)
Hochul Vetoes Grieving Families Act For 2nd X In 2 Years: 'A Sad Day' (Patch, January 4, 2024)
NY Legislature to return with affordability, deficit on its mind (Newsday, January 2, 2024)
Will N.Y. lawmakers use, or rein in, AI this session? (Spectrum News, January 2, 2024)
The biggest issue of 2023 (WAMC, January 1, 2024)
NYPIRG's Horner on campaign financing, Congressional redistricting (WGXC, January 1, 2024)
