Post-Budget Legislative Session Kicks Into Gear

Now that New York State has passed its FY25 budget, the New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) has established essential legislative, spending and implementation goals to ensure the continued reduction of greenhouse gas emissions across the state.

Among our priorities in the post-budget legislative session are to establish a clean fuel standard for New York, eliminate wasteful packaging and increase recycling, and generate new offshore wind projects.

“These green projects and much more are essential if the state is going to meet its goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030 and by 85 percent by 2050, from 1990 levels,” said NYLCV Policy Director Pat McClellan. “The state will have to push forward on a full complement of projects if we are going to meet our climate goals.”…