Opinion: What’s good for Tulsa isn’t good for New York. No to the Williams Pipeline, again

Opinion: What’s good for Tulsa isn’t good for New York. No to the Williams Pipeline, again

The Oklahoma-based Williams Transco company is proposing a pipeline through lower Hudson Harbor again. New York first rejected this pipeline in 2020, and now we must do it again. What’s good for a Tulsa gas company is terrible for Queens’ health and our wallets.

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Opinion: Eliminating stops on the Q47 is a step in the wrong direction

Opinion: Eliminating stops on the Q47 is a step in the wrong direction

“For a corporate center that hosts more than a thousand employees every day — including staff at the Department of Corrections, Skanska, numerous firms and the headquarters of the Queens Chamber of Commerce — this change is more than an inconvenience. It is a step backward for our borough’s economy.”

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Opinion: Protecting our communities while caring for creation

Opinion: Protecting our communities while caring for creation

“We all share responsibility for reducing waste and protecting the Earth. But how we do that matters deeply. The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, an alternative proposal, takes a one-size-fits-all approach that could harm low-income New Yorkers by raising the cost of essential goods.”

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Opinion: What does a climate-just future for Queens look like?

Opinion: What does a climate-just future for Queens look like?

“As lifelong New Yorkers and environmental professionals, we are sounding the alarm. Queens Future’s proposal is greenwashing. The so-called “Metropolitan Park” is not a park—it’s a sprawling casino development dressed in the language of sustainability.”

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Opinion: Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would be a burden on working families and small businesses

Opinion: Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would be a burden on working families and small businesses

“The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act is a well-intentioned but deeply flawed approach that threatens to impose an unbearable financial burden on working-class families and the small businesses that drive New York’s economy.”

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