AOC reintroduces Green New Deal to kick off Earth Week
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“The Green New Deal has three core components: jobs, justice and climate.”
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De Blasio signs new law to slash building emissions
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“Climate Change is not taking a break, so neither will we.”
Read MoreNYC Climate Week shines spotlight on Queens’ fight for renewable energy
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The climate crisis threatens to submerge the Rockaway peninsula, flood low-lying communities and exacerbate health problems, particularly among low-income residents, in the borough of 2.3 million people.
Read MoreBronx councilmember joins growing field of AOC challengers
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Fernando Cabrera joins a host of hopefuls looking to unseat AOC.
Read MoreQueens legislators earn high marks on environmental policy scorecard
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The Queens delegation in the State Senate and Assembly received high marks on an annual scorecard published by a nonpartisan group devoted to promoting environmental causes.
Read MoreOpinion: Climate crisis demands center stage at presidential debates
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“I can’t overstate how high the stakes are.”
Read MoreDe Blasio, Johnson agree on 2020 budget; will fund public defender pay parity
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Other features of the budget include $60 million toward retrofitting city government buildings for the city’s Green New Deal initiative and $5 million toward Vision Zero.
Read MoreAOC and Constantinides support a ‘renewable Rikers Island’
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“If you put solar panels on 25 percent of Rikers Island, we will be able to close every toxic power plant that has been opened in the last two decades in New York City.”
Read MoreQueens Leaders Sign Onto Green New Deal
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“We cannot delay when it comes to addressing this existential threat to our planet.”
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