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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced three actions to support the State’s ongoing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as required by the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act).
Extending a rail spur through protected land and developing two warehouses to store, sort and ship tons of trash from a proposed waste transfer station in Yaphank will have “no significant impact” on the environment or nearby community, according to the Town of Brookhaven.
This summer, New York will join New Jersey in enacting one of the nation’s toughest environmental justice laws. The Environmental Justice Permitting Bill is aimed at curbing the systemic legacy of industries placing polluting facilities in minority or low-income communities.
The Biden administration pinpointed disadvantaged communities for climate aid without looking at racial demographics. It might avoid a confrontation with