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Big oil scores big profits and still gets tax benefits in New York New York spends billions of dollars on programs to spur economic activities. Yet the spending is hard to track because there is no standard definition of economic-development spending.

🔊 Listen to @nypirg.bsky.social's @blairhorner.bsky.social on @wamcradio.bsky.social: Big oil scores big profits and still gets tax benefits in New York

"The total amount of profits over the past four and a half calendar years for Big Oil is over $1 trillion." 🛢️💵

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👏 Congratulations to @nypirg.bsky.social Board Chair and CUNY CSI student Daniel Bayer on being named to @cityandstateny.bsky.social's inaugural Staten Island Trailblazers list!

Read more: www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/...

"Why should New York taxpayers grant tax benefits to an enormously profitable industry—and one that has contributed mightily to the climate crisis? The industry knew of the dangers, deceived the public, and they are making staggering profits."

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@blairhorner.bsky.social's Capitol Perspective: Big Oil Scores Big Profits and Still Gets Tax Benefits in New York

"In an analysis released last week, the total amount of profits over the past four and a half calendar years for Big Oil is over $1 trillion." 🛢️💵

www.nypirg.org/capitolpersp...

New report shows that talking toys are trouble in Toyland | amNewYork Teddy bears talking inappropriately? It might sound like a movie with a comic premise, but a variation is very real as tech is installed in Teddy bears and

"No one should worry about whether or not the toy they're buying for a child is toxic or dangerous. Toy manufacturers must do better to ensure their products are safe before they end up in children’s hands."

- @nypirg.bsky.social's Natasha Elder www.amny.com/news/report-...

Thanks @nypirg.bsky.social for bringing us together to urge @governor.ny.gov to put the Stop Climate Polluters Act in the budget, protect our planet, and save NYers $

Event video: drive.google.com/file/d/17y6t...

"The State must remain a leader on climate issues and implement the All Electric Buildings Act on time to help solve the energy affordability and public health crises that New Yorkers are currently facing."

- @nypirg.bsky.social's Eric Wood

📰 News release: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202511/...

"In 2025, we're still finding too many hazards in popular toys. Toy manufacturers must do better to ensure their products are safe before they end up in children's hands."

- @nypirg.bsky.social Regional Director Natasha Elder

📰 News release: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202511/...

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On 11/18, @nypirg.bsky.social released U.S. PIRG's 40th annual "Trouble in Toyland" toy safety report: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202511/...

A.I. bots and toxics present hidden dangers. Other concerns include unsafe or counterfeit toys bought online.

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As Big Oil continues to reap huge profits — $1.2 TRILLION from 2021 to today — @nypirg.bsky.social, @billmckibben.bsky.social, lawmakers, and advocates argued for repeal of $350 million in annual fossil fuel subsidies to help address NY's affordability crisis! 💰 More: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202511/...

This week in @blairhorner.bsky.social's Capitol Perspective blog... Groups to Gov. Hochul: Make Bottle Bill More Convenient ♻️

"The groups urged the governor to make modernization of the Bottle Bill a legislative priority next session."

Read more: www.nypirg.org/capitolpersp...

Advocates Call on Governor Hochul to Modernize the "Bottle Bill" in Executive Budget A coalition of environmentalists, charities, and civic groups today released a compliance check survey to highlight a widespread failure of retailers to post a bottle bill sign as required by

"We think the law needs to be modernized-- there's legislation to do that, we're hoping and urging Governor Hochul to include a modernized bottle bill in her executive budget that she's proposing in two short months."

- @nypirg.bsky.social's @blairhorner.bsky.social

www.wicz.com/news/advocat...

The rise of the New York independent voter The big news last week was the election results. By and large, it was a good election day for Democrats across the nation. Here in New York, Democrats won in many parts of the state. For example, Demo...

🔊 Listen to @nypirg.bsky.social Senior Policy Advisor @blairhorner.bsky.social on @wamcradio.bsky.social: The rise of the New York independent voter

"A recent examination of partisan voting enrollments over time showed just how nuanced New York’s electorate is."

www.wamc.org/commentary-o...

Should NY build a new nuclear plant? According to Plant Vogtle's construction monitor, the answer is NO! The high costs and prolonged timeline of the Georgia plant's recent expansion serve as a cautionary tale against NY's proposal for a new nuclear plant. www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-...

NYC’s M42 bus wins ‘award’ as city’s slowest while riders rage they’d be ‘better off walking’ It’s going somewhere slow.

📰 @nypirg.bsky.social in the news: "The M42 Crosstown was just crowned the slowest bus in the Big Apple... The MTA shuttle earned the first 'un-coveted Pokey award' from [NYPIRG] in three years after clocking in at an exhausting 5.25 miles per hour on average." 🐌🚌

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♻️ On 11/12, @nypirg.bsky.social and our coalition partners released a compliance check survey showing a widespread failure of retailers to post a Bottle Bill "Bill of Rights" sign as required by state law.

📰 NEWS RELEASE: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202511/...

Ladies and gentlemen, the award for slowest bus route in NYC goes to... The Pokey Award and Schelppie Award were handed out to the slowest and least reliable buses in NYC.

🐌🚌 "Awarded by the @nypirg.bsky.social Straphangers Campaign and the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, the Pokey Award—a golden snail—revealed that the M42 travels at an average speed of 5.25 miles per hour."

www.timeout.com/newyork/news...

Letters to the editor: November 12, 2025 (Delusion, 100-Foot Rule, fed up and more) - Hudson Valley One Read what your friends and neighbors have to say...

📰 Letter to the editor: "Repealing the 100-Foot Rule will curb skyrocketing utility bills, reduce gas demand and make it easier for utilities to transition to a clean energy future..."

- Jordan Brown, @nypirg.bsky.social intern at SUNY New Paltz

hudsonvalleyone.com/2025/11/11/l...

DEC signs agreement with Greenidge, ends legal battle - Rochester Beacon While the deal will bring the cryptominer in line with the Climate Leadership and Community Act, critics argue it contradicts New York’s broader commitment to reducing fossil fuel use and protecting t...

"The Governor has been ordered by the State's courts to follow the Climate Law, but her decision to approve permits for the Greenidge fracked gas power plant for a private cryptomining facility flouts that order."

- @nypirg.bsky.social's Eric Wood

rochesterbeacon.com/2025/11/11/d...

Our allies at NYPIRG are working to advance the solutions to plastic pollution—like the excellent NY Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act introduced by Assemblymember Deborah Glick and Senator Harckham.

Snail trail: Transit advocates dole out awards for the worst bus lines in NYC Some of the bus lines in NYC that received awards for its slow service include the M42 in Manhattan and the Q8 in Queens.

📰 @nypirg.bsky.social in the news: "Congestion pricing is helping unclog Midtown, but riders won't feel real relief until the city pairs it with strong, enforced bus priority projects." 🚌

- NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign Regional Director Natasha Elder

www.amny.com/nyc-transit/...

🚌 On 11/10, @nypirg.bsky.social and PCAC released the 18th Pokey and Schleppie Awards for poor bus service. The M42 wins for slowest bus, and the Q8 wins for least reliable. We also announced a new award, the Mazel, for most improved route, won by the M79+ and SIM32.

www.nypirg.org/pubs/202511/...

"Governor Hochul should know that New Yorkers can't afford the approval of more fracked gas pipelines like Williams' NESE project... With this decision, New York is now moving backwards to do the bidding of the fossil fuel industry..."

@nypirg.bsky.social statement: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202511/...

This week in @blairhorner.bsky.social's Capitol Perspective blog: The Rise of the New York Independent Voter

"A recent examination of partisan voting enrollments over time showed just how nuanced New York's electorate is."

Read more: www.nypirg.org/capitolpersp...

Do you need help with consumer problems and complaints? New York's Small Claims Courts — the original "People's Court" — could be the place to seek justice. ⚖️ @nypirg.bsky.social offers FREE assistance with our Small Claims Court Action Centers located across the state: nypirg.org/sccac

NYPIRG Study Shows Unaffiliated Voter Enrollment Surging in New York New numbers out tonight show a shift in the political landscape here in New York.

📰 @nypirg.bsky.social in the news: NYPIRG Study Shows Unaffiliated Voter Enrollment Surging in New York

"A new report shows the number of voters not enrolled in any party is surging... and that trend is happening right here in upstate New York."

www.wicz.com/news/nypirg-...

Bearing the costs of climate catastrophe in New York A new report from the State Comptroller found that severe weather events in the state are more frequent and that these storms require New York taxpayers to shoulder a growing financial burden.

🔊 Listen to @blairhorner.bsky.social on @wamcradio.bsky.social: Bearing the costs of climate catastrophe in NY

"The Climate Superfund requires that major polluters like Exxon, Saudi Aramco, and BP for the first time will pay for some of the costs of extreme weather."

www.wamc.org/commentary-o...

Bearing the costs of climate catastrophe in New York A new report from the State Comptroller found that severe weather events in the state are more frequent and that these storms require New York taxpayers to shoulder a growing financial burden.

Blair Horner, @nypirg.bsky.social, comments on a report from the State Comptroller that shows storms are more frequent and more costly to the NY taxpayer without mentioning the Climate Change Superfund Act, which would require fossil fuel polluters to pay for some of those costs.

📢 TODAY (Tuesday, 11/4) is Election Day, so vote by 9 PM! You can find your polling location at:

✅ voterlookup.elections.ny.gov

✅ findmypollsite.vote.nyc (for New York City)

🗳️ Cast your ballot, shape your future!

🗳️ Check out @nypirg.bsky.social's review of voter enrollment data using the most recent information released by the New York State Board of Elections on November 1, 2025.

📰 News release: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202511/...