Today, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law to eliminate lead in school drinking water by requiring schools to take action . The Safe Drinking Water In School Act (Ch. 771 of 2021), passed with unanimous support in both the Assembly and Senate during the legislative session in June…

Advocates in the JustGreen Partnership today applauded New York Governor Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders for signing a new law that will prohibit hotels from providing mini single-use bottles of personal care products…

New York’s environmental community today praised Governor Kathy Hochul after she signed a new public health law to add forty chemicals to the state’s list of “emerging contaminants” - toxic chemicals for which all water utilities in the state must test…

Clean and Healthy New York, an environmental health advocacy organization based in Albany, NY, strongly supports worker rights as integral to fulfilling our mission of building a just and healthy society in which toxic chemicals are unthinkable, and our vision of a clean, safe, and healthy world where all people are free to grow and thrive…

Seeking environmental justice for NY communities, increased safety from harmful chemicals for families and firefighters, and protections for land and water, hundreds of community advocates from across the Empire State held zoom conferences with more than 60 state legislators today during the 51st Earth Day Celebration and Advocacy Day…