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Need help navigating New York's Small Claims Court system? @nypirg.bsky.social offers FREE help with consumer problems and complaints. Seek justice with our Small Claims Court Action Centers across the state. Visit nypirg.org/sccac or call our Consumer Helpline at (800) 566-5020. ⚖️

🚨 DEFEND OUR CLIMATE LAW! Join @nypirg.bsky.social and our allies on 3/25 in Albany to urge state lawmakers to defend and implement the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which will deliver energy affordability and real climate solutions for NY. 🌍 RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/1ctQ...

Environmental groups call on Gov. Hochul to stop undermining landmark climate law They say a Hochul administration memo incorrectly states the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, or CLCPA, could cause energy bills to rise even more.

🌍📰 @nypirg.bsky.social climate news from Syracuse: "A coalition of environmental groups [including NYPIRG] is calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to stop undermining the state’s 2019 landmark climate law." www.waer.org/2026-03-06/e...

Buffalo advocates warn Gov. Hochul not to compromise CLCPA A group of environmental and government watchdog agencies are criticizing Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration for what they say is an apparent attempt to undermine New York State’s existing Climate...

🌍📰 Buffalo advocates warn Gov. Hochul not to compromise CLCPA

"The legislature needs to firmly reject the governor's move. The governor's apparent plan is too consequential to get jammed into secret budget negotiations."

- @nypirg.bsky.social's Alex Bornemisza

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Judith Enck and @senatorharckham.bsky.social take to the podium in support of the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act in Albany, NY, with NY Communities for Change, Long Island Progressive Coalition, Woodstock Day School, Bedford2030, @greenwatchdogny.bsky.social, (cont. below)

📰 Check out the DEFEND OUR CLIMATE LAW news releases:

✅ Buffalo: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202603/...

✅ Syracuse: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202603/...

🌍 On 3/6, @nypirg.bsky.social and our allies held news conferences in Buffalo and Syracuse to criticize @governor.ny.gov's move to hijack the budget process in order to undermine NY's Climate Law. We called on lawmakers to hold firm against allowing any changes to the CLCPA in the budget.

@fwwnewyork.bsky.social @nychange.bsky.social

We are in a climate crisis, and our utility bills are too high! On 3/5 in Manhattan, @nypirg.bsky.social and our coalition partners gathered for a #GasFreeNYC rally! We rallied for an end to dirty, expensive oil and gas boilers and in support of energy-efficient, money-saving heat pumps. 🌍

On 2/25, @nypirg.bsky.social and our allies came together from every corner of NYS for Higher Education Action Day! Thank you to everyone who joined us in Albany to fight for more funding for higher education. Students, faculty, and staff unite — same struggle, same fight! #HEAD2026 📣🎓💵📣

"Instead of proposing to galvanize the state's so-far-lethargic effort to meet the science-based goals of the Climate Law, apparently the governor wants to back off and give up."

- @nypirg.bsky.social Senior Policy Advisor @blairhorner.bsky.social

📰 News release: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202603/...

Governor Hochul threatens N.Y.'s climate laws As long-time observers know, Albany has a budget “dance.” The first step is that the governor must introduce her executive budget by mid-January; she has until mid-February to make any changes.

🔊 Listen to @nypirg.bsky.social's @blairhorner.bsky.social on @wamc.org: Governor Hochul threatens N.Y.'s climate laws

"If the governor wants to propose changes, do it in the light of day outside of the budget. New Yorkers have a right to know."

🌍 www.wamc.org/commentary-o...

Groups Oppose Hochul on Weakening Climate Law - The Sanctuary For Independent Media In recent months Governor Hochul has indicated that she wants to weaken the state's climate law (CLCPA). The state is not on track to meet the goals for using renewable energy for electricity or cutti...

🔊 Listen to @nypirg.bsky.social Senior Environmental Program Coordinator Eric Wood: Groups Oppose Hochul on Weakening Climate Law

"The state is not on track to meet the goals for using renewable energy for electricity or cutting greenhouse gas emissions."

🌍 www.mediasanctuary.org/stories/2026...

Governor Hochul threatens N.Y.'s climate laws As long-time observers know, Albany has a budget “dance.” The first step is that the governor must introduce her executive budget by mid-January; she has until mid-February to make any changes.

Blair Horner of @nypirg.bsky.social comments on Gov. Hochul hiding her intentions regarding NY's Climate Law through the secret budget negotiation process.

"If the governor wants to propose changes, do it in the light of day outside of the budget. New Yorkers have a right to know."

"Governor Hochul's vague proposal to roll back our Climate Law by abusing the notoriously opaque budget process is a disservice to all New Yorkers."

- @nypirg.bsky.social Senior Policy Advisor @blairhorner.bsky.social

📰 Check out the news release for more: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202603/...

NEW: 75 organizations send letter to @mayor.nyc.gov & Speaker @speakermenin.bsky.social calling for investments in Green, Healthy Schools!

This proposal would create 321K green union jobs over five years; save the city millions in energy costs; and put us on a path to upgrade 500 schools by 2030.

🚨 DEFEND OUR CLIMATE LAW! Join @nypirg.bsky.social and our allies on 3/25 in Albany to urge state lawmakers to defend and implement the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which will deliver energy affordability and real climate solutions for NY. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/1ctQ...

New Yorkers are standing against @governor.ny.gov’s efforts to weaken NY’s Climate Law!

Together, we are fighting to ensure our Climate Law stays strong so we can lower energy bills, protect our neighborhoods, and build a sustainable future for our families.

This week in @blairhorner.bsky.social's Capitol Perspective blog: Gov. Hochul Threatens N.Y.'s Climate Law

"The Legislature should firmly reject the governor's move. The governor's apparent plan is too consequential to get jammed into secret budget negotiations."

www.nypirg.org/capitolpersp...

Do you need help with consumer problems and complaints? NY's Small Claims Courts — the original "People's Court" — could be the place to seek justice. ⚖️ @nypirg.bsky.social offers FREE assistance with our Small Claims Court Action Centers located across the state: nypirg.org/sccac

Flush with donations, Gov. Hochul opts out of matching program for re-election campaign Hochul, a Democrat, said she won’t opt into the program to save taxpayer money.

📰 @nypirg.bsky.social in the news: "The system pushes a campaign to be more reliant on a large number of smaller donors, [NYPIRG's @blairhorner.bsky.social] said, diluting the influence of deep-pocketed interests and lobbyists who give to campaigns."

www.wxxinews.org/2026-02-23/f...

Why so many are blasting the SAVE America Act as voter suppression The U.S House of Representatives voted last week to pass the so-called Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act.

"Leading experts have argued that the nation's elections are secure. Requiring voters to jump through verification 'hoops' does nothing more than deter citizens from voting during a time when increased voter turnout should be encouraged."

- NYPIRG's Jana Bergere

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♻️ @nypirg.bsky.social and over 300 allied groups call on New York lawmakers to include modernization of the state returnable container law (aka "The Bottle Bill") in the final state budget plan due by April 1.

📰 News release: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202602/...

⌛ TOMORROW (2/20) is the deadline to RSVP for Higher Education Action Day on 2/25 in Albany! 🎓

📣 Students, faculty, and staff will UNITE to fight for free and fully funded CUNY and SUNY, expanded financial aid, and MORE!

🚌 RSVP to join us on the bus: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/7vjzn...

The effort to impact the 2026 election Republicans have a lot to worry about in the upcoming 2026 election. Historically, the party that controls the White House takes an electoral pasting in the mid-terms. Given the current razor-thin maj...

🔊 Listen to @nypirg.bsky.social Senior Policy Advisor @blairhorner.bsky.social on @wamc.org: The effort to impact the 2026 election

"The nation deserves free and fair elections in 2026, not one that has been undermined by our elected officials in Washington."

www.wamc.org/commentary-o...

This week in @blairhorner.bsky.social's Capitol Perspective blog: The Effort to Impact Election 2026

"The nation deserves free and fair elections in 2026, not one that has been undermined by our elected officials in Washington."

Read more: www.nypirg.org/capitolpersp...

Archive: 2026-03-13 NY Climate Law NYPIRG Eric Wood | HealthyPlanet Explore a pathway to unity as HealthyPlanet’s Bob DiBenedetto and NYPIRG’s Eric Wood examine the "pincer attack" on New York’s Climate Law. Learn how state inaction and federal rollbacks affect your h...

🔊 Listen to @nypirg.bsky.social Senior Environmental Program Coordinator Eric Wood on the Healthy Planet Radio Show 🌍 NY Climate Law Under Fire, Federal Assault on Our Health: Time for Bipartisan Citizen Unity? healthyplanetusa.org/radio/archiv...

📢 Sign up for @nypirg.bsky.social's Community Action Network to help us tackle the big issues and take on the powerful on behalf of the public. Get involved with our campaigns, from submitting public comments and making phone calls to attending hearings and events: nypirg.org/can

Need help navigating New York's Small Claims Court system? @nypirg.bsky.social offers FREE help with consumer problems and complaints. Seek justice with our Small Claims Court Action Centers across the state. Visit nypirg.org/sccac or call our Consumer Helpline at (800) 566-5020. ⚖️

📰 @nypirg.bsky.social in the news: New York mulls moratorium on new data centers

@blairhorner.bsky.social "from the New York Public Interest Research Group lays out six concerns about the effects of data centers on the statewide power grid"

Check out the video: www.news10.com/capitol/new-...