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NYC-EJA @nycejalliance.bsky.social · 26d

As another eventful summer came to a end, we used September to recharge, strategize and plan for the rest of the year. Check out some important campaign updates from the month that passed in our September Newsletter: conta.cc/4gQImLf

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NYC-EJA @nycejalliance.bsky.social · 28d

Join us and our allies tomorrow!

Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · 28d

🚛 Wed, Oct 1 @ 11 A.M. in Red Hook, we’re relaunching the #CleanDeliveriesAct!

Across New York, families are living with higher asthma rates and dirty air from warehouse truck traffic. With federal climate protections being rolled back, this is the moment for New York to act ✊

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NYC-EJA @nycejalliance.bsky.social · Aug 26

August came with it's sweltering weather and a critical legislative victory. This past month was one of internal reflection and strategizing as the summer comes to an end. Read our monthly newsletter here: conta.cc/45PbYU5

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NYC-EJA @nycejalliance.bsky.social · Aug 12

Exciting Cooling Center Bill Update & Heat Resources for this week's high temperatures: conta.cc/45q3zWY

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NY Renews @nyrenews.bsky.social · Aug 6

Nuclear? New Pipelines? A paused Cap and Invest Program? Are we in 2005 or 2025?

Check out Eunice Ko, Dep. Dir. of @nycejalliance.bsky.social on CBS-6 Albany & go to bit.ly/NYRonSEP2025 to read our full statement on the State Energy Plan.

We got our Climate Law passed, now we must defend it.

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · Aug 6

📣 NYS has released its draft Transportation Master Plan for 2050! Submit your comments today and tell the NYS DOT that we need safe, accessible, and reliable transportation, and that we must prioritize disadvantaged communities in electrification efforts.

nystransportationmasterplan.com#tab-65625

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NYC-EJA @nycejalliance.bsky.social · Jul 31

July has been challenging for New Yorkers, from a climate change perspective: at least two heat waves, microbursts and hazy skies with poor air quality triggered by another round of Canadian wildfires. Read our July Newsletter to learn about our latest campaign updates: conta.cc/3U73MJC

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NYC-EJA @nycejalliance.bsky.social · Jul 29

Extreme Heat Dos and Don’ts:

✅Do: Find your nearest cooling center!(finder.nyc.gov/coolingcente...)
❎Don’t: Assume everyone has access to an AC/cooling unit. Check on your neighbors! #CoolingCenters #BeatTheHeat

NYC Cool Options

Find childcare providers in NYC

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NYC-EJA @nycejalliance.bsky.social · Jul 17

Temperatures are high this week ☀️🌇 Stay hydrated, check in on your friends & neighbors, and share resources with anyone you know who needs them! We compiled a list of resources that could be helpful during a heatwave, check them out here: conta.cc/46KLzsz

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NYC-EJA @nycejalliance.bsky.social · Jul 7

Wednesday, July 9 at 5pm in Foley Square in lower Manhattan!

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NYC-EJA @nycejalliance.bsky.social · Jul 1

As we wind down the month of June, New Yorkers are grappling with twin forces of nature: a heat wave …and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani’s decisive victory in the Democratic Mayoral Primary! Read on, to hear more about our team’s work last month. Check out our June newsletter here: conta.cc/3TQcADi

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freedomagendany.bsky.social @freedomagendany.bsky.social · Jun 27

📣Tell Mayor Adams - #RenewableRikers can’t wait!
🔗bit.ly/close-rikers-now

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freedomagendany.bsky.social @freedomagendany.bsky.social · Jun 27

5/ So far, Mayor Adams has missed every land transfer deadline since taking office. The Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC) sits empty, and must be transferred by this date.

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freedomagendany.bsky.social @freedomagendany.bsky.social · Jun 27

4/ Per City Council legislation, the next deadline for DOC to transfer land from #Rikers to the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is Monday, June 30.

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freedomagendany.bsky.social @freedomagendany.bsky.social · Jun 27

3/ These complaints also detailed breathing complications (including exacerbation of pre-existing asthma or other breathing conditions), odors, rashes, and gastrointestinal distress. No one should be subject to these conditions. It's past time to #CloseRikers!

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freedomagendany.bsky.social @freedomagendany.bsky.social · Jun 27

2/ #RenewableRikers campaign partner @votesolar.bsky.social along with @nrdc.org used a Freedom of Information request to obtain and analyze over 705 grievances submitted by people incarcerated in #Rikers and other city jails.

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freedomagendany.bsky.social @freedomagendany.bsky.social · Jun 27

1/ An analysis of grievances submitted by people in NYC jails from 2017-2023 shows 277 complaints about sewage, and 380 complaints about flooding. #CloseRikers #RenewableRikers

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NYC-EJA @nycejalliance.bsky.social · Jun 20

Temperatures going in to next week are going to be dangerously high. ☀️🌇 Stay hydrated, check in on your neighbors and share resources with anyone you know who needs them! We compiled a list of resources for the upcoming heat emergency, check them out here: conta.cc/3HRmvpt

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NY Renews @nyrenews.bsky.social · Jun 13

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NY Renews @nyrenews.bsky.social · Jun 12

Eunice Ko, deputy dir. of @nycejalliance.bsky.social names that @governor.ny.gov “has a tool she’s been withholding that would force polluters to pay, reduce their pollution, and raise billions...that would go to New Yorkers’ wallets, our communities, and climate action.”
bit.ly/CLcapinvest

Public Hearing Calls for the Roll Out of a Statewide Cap-and-Invest Program - City Limits

Advocates say the hearings are an opportunity to pressure Gov. Hochul to finally implement the Cap-and-Invest program, which would require corporations that pollute above certain limits pay for their ...

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · Jun 11

The Clean Deliveries Act gets the Senate’s stamp of approval ✅

Now it's time for the Assembly to also protect public health + clean air!

🔗 Take Action Now: tinyurl.com/SupportCDA 🚛⚡️

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freedomagendany.bsky.social @freedomagendany.bsky.social · Jun 9

📣STATEMENT from the Campaign to Close Rikers

Closing the Boat is a step in right direction, and a victory for all of the people who suffered its harms and fought for its closure. Now, Eric Adams must take action to #CloseRikers.

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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · Jun 3

🚛⚡️The Clean Deliveries Act has taken a significant step closer to reality!

Watch @envdefensefund.bsky.social's Sam Becker and @nycejalliance.bsky.social's Kevin Garcia explain how this bill would help NY communities dealing with the toxic impact of diesel pollution.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWBZ...

Open | Warehouse Boom Report

YouTube video by BronxNet

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NYC-EJA @nycejalliance.bsky.social · Jun 2

Despite the dreary weather, May was a busy month with both progress and setbacks across a range of climate policies and projects. The NYC-EJA team and our members were hard at work advancing climate justice city and state-wide. Read our latest newsletter to learn more! conta.cc/4jqLEVa

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freedomagendany.bsky.social @freedomagendany.bsky.social · May 28

705+ grievances by people incarcerated in #Rikers and other city jails from 2017-2023. 277 about sewage, 380 about flooding, and also breathing issues, odors, rashes, and gastrointestinal distress. No one should be subject to this. #CloseRikers #RenewableRikers
bit.ly/abc7Rikers

Inside Rikers Island : Exclusive look at flooding, sewage complaints

Eyewitness News has investigated the violence, the staffing levels, even the sexual abuse allegations inside Rikers Island. Now, we're getting an exclusive look at some of the living conditions inside...

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