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The monitoring system Gene Likens set up near New York’s Finger Lakes: "...has been running since 1976 but had its funding cut this month by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) as part of a Trump administration effort to shrink the size of government."

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Top Wall Street institutions are prepping for global warming that blows past the Paris Agreement. "We now expect a 3°C world," Morgan Stanley analysts wrote, a scenario in which harvest failures are widespread and sea-level rise is measured in feet rather than inches. www.eenews.net/articles/big...

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The @earthjustice.bsky.social press release about the lawsuit filed today "urging the Albany County Supreme Court to order the release of overdue regulations required under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA)." The press release includes a link to the complaint filed.

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The lawsuit was filed Monday by "Earthjustice and two other environmental law groups on behalf of Citizen Action of New York, PUSH Buffalo, Sierra Club, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice, all members of the NY Renews coalition that led the charge to pass the CLCPA."

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"Senate bill 5781 and an identical Assembly bill 6270A require all municipalities with more than 5,000 residents adopt a residential automated solar permitting platform by June 13, 2026."

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Yes! "The rest of the country has the opportunity to join in these efforts to hold polluters accountable. Similar bills have already been introduced in California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Maryland; states including Minnesota and Oregon are crafting their own superfund bills as well."

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New Yorkers, we must pressure Dem assembly members to get the NY HEAT Act in the state budget, and we must do it now! As Bill says, don't let them "pull a Schumer"! See the links in the thread below for what to do. #NYHEAT

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Letter to the editor from @nypirg.bsky.social's Eric Wood: People over corporate profits "NY HEAT will make energy more affordable for all New Yorkers while providing cleaner household air quality to reduce illnesses." www.dailyfreeman.com/2025/03/26/l...

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Don't miss this important webinar with environmental journalist Meg Wilcox next Thurs, April 3 at 7 PM ET.

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Yesterday the NY Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) published proposed regulations for the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program--that's the data reporting needed for cap-and-invest. Looks like greenhouse gas emitters might not have report their annual emissions until June 2027.

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Today is the last day for public comment! Add your comment today. www.regulations.gov/document/CEQ... Note instruction: "All submissions must include the agency name, “Council on Environmental Quality,” and docket number, CEQ-2025-0002, for this rulemaking."

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👏 We applaud @shelleybmayer.bsky.social @senatorharckham.bsky.social & AMs Kelles, Paulin & @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social for calling for the inclusion of $200 million in the NYS FY26 Budget to build #ThermalEnergyNetworks at @sunyofficial.bsky.social campuses & in Jamestown, NY: zpr.io/3jRJAHJiJGAW

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Support in both the Senate and the Assembly for updating the solar tax credit by doubling the cap to $10,000 and giving low to moderate-income residents the option of collecting the credit as a refund.

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Wow. Huge kudos to @theguardian.com for recreating FEMA's "Future Risk Index" search tool after the Trump administration destroyed it (and the years of work that went into it). www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Have you signed up for a Hands Off! National Day of Action event on Saturday, April 5? Let's join together to tell Trump and Musk that this country does not belong to them! Use this link to find an event near you: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=t...

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Trump has frozen NY farmers out of almost $200 million. “We signed a contract with the federal government,” says one. “Now, they’re not holding up their end of the deal.” @nysfocus.bsky.social nysfocus.com/2025/03/25/d...

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In-depth look at the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the Build Public Renewables Act. New York needs the 15 gigawatts of public renewables!

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Special interests are lobbying hard against PRRIA with a bad bill that would give regulatory power to the DEC and allow industry to push their agenda. We can already hear the industry lobbyists flocking to Albany. Don’t let smoke and mirrors cloud the truth, it’s time to reduce.

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Third Act Upstate NY hosts talks on preventing your bank deposits, credit cards, insurance premiums, & investments from being used to finance the fossil fuel industry. On March 31: Banking & Credit Cards For more information & to register: thirdact.org/upstate-ny/e...

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On Mar 26 7 pm ET, @third-act-michigan.bsky.social is launching, and you’re invited! Be part of the movement for clean water, just energy, and a thriving democracy. Register now to attend:: thirdact.org/events/worki...

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Several @thirdactorg.bsky.social Working Groups, including @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social and @thirdactnyc.bsky.social, signed this letter asking Democratic leaders to reject any efforts to shield the fossil fuel industry from legal liability for their role in the climate crisis.

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The NY Renews Fund Climate campaign: The time for action is now!

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“This is not designed to cut expenses, it's designed to destroy.” grist.org/politics/cau...

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Neighborhood Mini-Grant Program Applications are due April 1. Grants are for small, relatively simple projects that build local equity, self-sufficiency, resilience, and long-term social, economic, and environmental health. All projects must take place in Tompkins County, New York.

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Oil and gas industry wants to be able to dump highly toxic fracking wastewater—full of benzene and heavy metals, often radioactive—with more abandon, including in rivers and streams, and White House is open to that. insideclimatenews.org/news/2003202...

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Some Upstate NY Third Actors were in that crowd in Syracuse today!

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Today in Syracuse, @nypirg.bsky.social and our allies held a news conference outside of Governor Hochul's regional office urging her to become a climate leader and include the #NYHEAT Act in the state budget. It's time for cleaner heat and lower bills!

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Here's actually an important petition to sign!

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On April 5, @thirdactorg.bsky.social is joining the Hands Off! National Day of Action. We're telling Trump & Musk: Hands off our democracy! Upstate NY, you have multiple Hands Off! events to choose from. Use this link to find an event near you & sign up: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=t...

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Call your Assembly members! Get the NY HEAT Act into the final state budget!

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Join us on March 29th for Redeeming New York: NYS Bigger Better Bottle Bill, a conversation with Blair Horner of @nypirg.bsky.social, Laurie Konwinski of Catholic Charities, & Ryan Castalia of Sure We Can, led by artist Siyan Wong! thecherry.org/five-cents-a...

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In case you’re interested, I bashed out a what’s up with NY cap & invest set of materials. Short summaries of what it is and the politics and what to do. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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🚨NO TIME TO WASTE: calling on Governor Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Heastie to deliver a budget that puts New Yorkers’ health, safety, and financial well-being first. Read more: eany.org/press_releas...

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🔥 It's time for cleaner heat. 💵 It's time for lower bills. 🌍 It's time for the #NYHEAT Act! On 3/19, @nypirg.bsky.social and our coalition partners mobilized at the Capitol in Albany to demand that the NYS Legislature includes the NY HEAT Act in the state budget. #RenewableHeatNow

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Want to know more about the Bigger Better Bottle Bill? Check out the website: www.bottlebill40.org Third Act Upstate NY is one of the many organizations supporting this legislation.

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Do you use the Air Now app to track air quality in your area? Do you worry about lead pipes and children's health? In this @citylimitsnews.bsky.social interview, Lisa Garcia, an former EPA Regional Administrator, talks about cuts at the EPA and their impact on New York.

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The DEC is proposing biking and boating changes in the Moose River Plains. Submit your public comments by May 5. Read more here: www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/stat...

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April 1 is the deadline for finalizing the state budget. Right now, the NY HEAT Act is only in the Senate's budget. The Assembly did not include it in theirs. Let Governor Hochul and your assembly member know you support the NY HEAT Act! brooklyneagle.com/articles/202...

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@foodandwater.bsky.social on Governor Hochul and Trump's apparent interest in reviving the Constitution Pipeline project. www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/03/19/h...

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Big #oil is just an inch away from bankrupting #Greenpeace after yesterdays court decision. This is not one case, but a pattern of oppression. My brilliant @350.org colleague @aggyhall.bsky.social analyses the practises of the industry to silence people & protests. 👉 350.org/5-ways-big-o...

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DOE Secretary Wright says the Constitution pipeline, stopped, as he says, by "silly politics" several years ago, is a "win, win, win" for the people of New York and New England. Wrong, wrong, wrong, Secretary Wright.

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Rochester Third Act members meet on the third Thursday of each month, 2pm, at the NYSUT office 30 North Union St. Rochester, NY, Upstate Working Group thirdact.org/upstate-ny/ Union Working Group thirdact.org/union/ @thirdactorg.bsky.social @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social

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This is important -- if Trump goes through w/cutting federal funding for energy efficiency programs, NY's Comptroller finds the result will be higher bills for New Yorkers. www.wskg.org/regional-new...

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Very sorry, Bob. This and all the losses in the sciences are indeed tragic.

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Earth is ‘perilously close’ to a global warming threshold. Here’s what to know | My conversation this evening w/ the folks at @pbs.org #NewsHour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGkL...

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