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CityAndStateNY.com
July 11, 2022
will sign a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining, a major environmental priority for advocates that passed the state Legislature.
“Doing the same thing for 30 years and expecting a different result is the definition of not just insanity but incumbency.” Gov. Kathy Hochul signed three environmental bills last week, including measures to reduce building emissions and another to improve heating and cooling efficiency.
HOCHUL TACKLES THE ENVIRONMENT
Following action taken to address U.S. Supreme Court rulings on abortion and guns, Gov. Kathy Hochul shifted gears to climate change and the environment, once
again referencing a recent decision. This time, Supreme Court justices rolled back the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory authority over power plant emissions. She cited the decision as she signed into law three new climaterelated bills, including
– Congressional candidate Suraj Patel, who is running in the 12th District, via the New York Post
one meant to reduce building emissions in the state, a major source of greenhouse gases. Hochul again spoke about the urgency of the climate crisis when she announced $255 million in clean water infrastructure. However, she still hasn’t indicated whether she
PAY RAISE COMES TO LIFEGUARD’S RESCUE
KITTY HALL RETURNS Eric Adams may not be happy with the press coverage of the first six months of his administration, but the New York City meow-or had the right idea in mind for some free pawsitive publicity. Adams cuddled up with a kitten at an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals pet adoption event this week that was, sadly, closed to the media.
Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy agreed to split the state-level costs of the Gateway project down the middle, paving the way for a new train tunnel under the Hudson River delayed thanks to years of political squabbling between the two states as well as the federal government. New York and New Jersey previously reached an agreement with the federal government in 2015, but then Govs. Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie disagreed on how they would split their share of the costs. And though they ostensibly settled matters in 2017, they ran into the Trumpled federal government, stalling the project once again.
“The representative from upstate really came in with a big war chest.” – Congressional candidate Carlina Rivera, referring to her 10th District competitor Mondaire Jones
As New York City public pools officially opened for the summer, the city faced a shortage of lifeguards there and at beaches to keep swimmers safe. At first, Mayor Eric Adams said that raising their pay would not help alleviate the staffing crisis. But after a significant pressure campaign, he announced that lifeguards would receive a 20% pay bump,
DON POLLARD/OFFICE OF GOV. KATHY HOCHUL; WILLIAM MEBANE FOR THE WASHINGTON POST/GETTY IMAGES; VIOLET MENDELSUND/MAYORAL PHOTO OFFICE; CARLINA 2021; SPENCER PLATT/GETTY IMAGES
GATEWAY MOVES FORWARD
