NYPIRG Friends Happy Hour Event
Thanks so much for your support as we grow NYPIRG bigger and stronger.
Dear Friends,
Our November 20, 2019 NYPIRG Friends Happy Hour Event was a great success, and we all had a wonderful time proudly celebrating the most productive year in NYPIRG’s history! It was a fantastic evening and a testament to the crucial work that NYPIRG has accomplished in the past year — and the dedicated staff, volunteers, alumni, 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
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
Champions
Chris Meyer & Susan Stamler
AARP New York State Office
Jason Faria
Professional Staff Congress/CUNY
Organizers
Barak Berkowitz
Geoff Boehm
Malkin & Ross
Activists
Rhonda K. Bambrick
Diana Breen & Michael Ritter
Michael O'Loughlin
Mike Pratt
Jesse Schaffer
Craig Siegel
When will I get my $200 NYS utility rebate? (Newsday, August 14, 2026)
Consolidation leads to higher healthcare costs (Albany Times Union, August 14, 2026)
Resistance to nuclear plants softens in NYS, as memories of past disasters recede (Newsday, August 13, 2026)
NY's recycling data is a dumpster fire, according to state comptroller report (Gothamist, August 11, 2026)
Environmental Justice Groups Sue New York Department of Health for Failing to Protect Tenants from Lead Under Nation-Leading Law (Earthjustice, August 6, 2026)
Commentary: Election security comes to Albany (WAMC, August 4, 2026)
Court hearing held in Syracuse over New York's Climate Superfund law (WXXI News NPR, July 31, 2026)
Commentary: Gov. Hochul sides with utility ratepayers (WAMC, July 29, 2026)
Fracking backers eye reversing New York's 12-year-old ban (Newsday, July 22, 2026)
Lawmaking is a big money game in Albany (WAMC, July 20, 2026)
Donors can circumvent political contribution limits by giving to party accounts (Newsday, July 18, 2026)
Buffalo Bills owners stuff Hochul campaign coffers after stadium support (WXXI, July 17, 2026)
NYPIRG supports governor’s data center moratorium but says it should go further (Mid-Hudson News, July 16, 2026)
State's moratorium on data centers is an important first step (Rome Sentinel, July 15, 2026)
NYPIRG praises Hochul's moratorium on hyperscale data centers (CBS 6 Albany, July 14, 2026)
New York Orders Moratorium on Large Data Center Permits
State is first to implement a full halt on new approvals (Engineering News-Record, July 14, 2026)
New York Becomes First State in the Nation to Pause New Hyperscale Data Centers (Inside Climate News, July 14, 2026)
Hundreds of Residents, Community Leaders Rally Against Gov. Hochul’s Costly and Dangerous Nuclear Agenda on Statewide Day of Action (Yonkers Times, July 5, 2026)
The state of good government reform in Albany (The Capitol Pressroom, June 26, 2026)
Will Governor Hochul hit the ‘pause’ button on data centers? (WAMC, June 23, 2026)
NYPIRG News Release: The Fossil Fuel Industry Nearly Doubles Its Profits in the Second Quarter of 2026 While New Yorkers Experience Pain at the Pump
Release: New Yorkers Face Alarming Cost of Climate Change: Half a Trillion in Spending Needs
Report: Paying for Resilience, in New York State - The Costs of Climate Change
NEW YORK STATE
NYPIRG Statement Regarding Governor Hochul’s Executive Order Placing a Moratorium on Large Data Centers in New York State
NYPIRG Statement on New York City’s Joint Bus Action Plan
As Heat Wave Scorches New York, Congress Must Protect Climate Change Superfund!
NYPIRG Statement on Climate and Affordability in the Final FY2027 City Budget
NYPIRG Statement on the FY2027 City Budget Agreement
Tale of the Tape: NYPIRG’s 2026 Legislative Review - Fewest Bills Passed, Outside Of Covid Year, Since Democrats Took Control Of The Legislature In 2019
Statement: NYPIRG Applauds Passage of Data Center Moratorium in Legislature
NYPIRG Statement on Mayor Mamdani's Executive Budget
Release: Review of Big Oil’s Financial Statement Shows Well Over $1.3 Trillion In Profits for Calendar Years 2021 Through The First Quarter Of 2026. NYPIRG Urges Repeal of $350 Million in Annual Fossil Fuel Subsidies to Help Address New York’s Affordability Crisis
NYPIRG highlights transit affordability and infrastructure in testimony before the New York City Council Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and General Welfare
Statewide 'Energy Hog' Bus Tour Targeting Power-Hungry Data Centers Makes Final Stop in New York City
NYPIRG Statement on NYCEDC $7 Million Investment in CUNY to Develop Green Workforce
Statewide 'Energy Hog' Bus Tour Stops in Kingston
Statewide 'Energy Hog' Bus Tour Targeting Power-hungry Data Centers Trots through Syracuse - Community Groups, Advocates, and Students urge Hochul to Curb Energy-Intensive Infrastructure and Uphold State Climate Law
Release: NYPIRG Reacts to Governor Hochul’s Proposal to Secretly Negotiate Rolling Back the Nation’s Leading Energy Affordability Climate Law During the Budget Process
Release: New York Shortchanges Independent Colleges by Tens of Millions of Dollars: NYPIRG Urges Lawmakers to Boost Aid as Part of Final Budget
Release: As the Largest Oil Companies Continue to Reap Massive Profits, NYPIRG Urges Repeal of $350 Million in Annual Fossil Fuel Subsidies to Help Address New York’s Affordability Crisis