Liz Moran

Making Mega-Warehouses Better Neighbors: Happy Hour on Clean Air Solutions for New York Communities Giant mega- warehouses have sprung up rapidly across New York, generating massive amounts of pollution from the many diesel delivery trucks that come and go from them every day. This pollution is link...

Now more than ever we need local solutions to clean up pollution.

Join the @electrifyny.bsky.social coalition for a happy hour in Williamsburg, where we’ll discuss policies New York leaders can implement to build a modern goods movement system that doesn’t pollute our air.

RSVP ➡️ bit.ly/4qfHi6s

An all-of-the-above approach on energy will cost New Yorkers | Opinion Fossil fuels remain unreliable and must not have a leading place in New York's energy strategy moving forward.

New York’s reliance on gas is driving energy bill hikes - @governor.ny.gov pursuit of more gas will make it worse. Read my words via @lohud.com here: www.lohud.com/story/opinio...

I wrote in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social about how the real estate lobby has attacked NYC’s “Green New Deal” law, Local Law 97 — and @ZohranKMamdani’s support for it.

He should fully implement and enforce it:
✅ lower utility bills
✅ good jobs
✅ less pollution
Read:
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/mam...

Off to a rough start today. Wrote "principal" instead of "principle" in an email.

It will be especially crucial for @governor.ny.gov and the Legislature to bolster funding for climate and environment:
➡️ minimum $1B for the Sustainable Future Fund to cut energy costs and reduce climate pollution
➡️$500M for the Environmental Protection Fund
➡️$500M minimum for water infrastructure

An easy one to protect communities from rapidly expanding e-commerce mega warehouses is the Clean Deliveries Act. This bill would lead to cleaner air and less traffic - building upon the success of programs like Congestion Pricing and stepping up where the federal govt is failing.

On the topic of potential federal rollbacks, there’s a bill to codify federal requirements to replace all lead service lines in NY. This is a common sense policy to adopt. Lead service lines is the greatest source of lead in drinking water, and no level of lead is safe.

If the Assembly needs a list of topics to cover, I’ve got them. To start: the legislature should protect ratepayers from large energy hogs that drive up energy costs - data centers and crypto miners. There’s a number of great bills to tackle those issues.

Speaker Heastie includes in his opening address the importance of environmental protections and climate action, particularly in the face of federal rollbacks and science denialism.

We are so back (opening day of NY’s legislative session)

Tremendous win for ratepayers! Thanks to @governor.ny.gov @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social @lizkrueger.bsky.social, New Yorkers will see $600M in savings ANNUALLY! It's a win-win for our wallets and the climate!

@governor.ny.gov has ONE DAY left to lower our energy bills.

Repeal the 100 foot rule NOW!

Via @nytimes.com: @governor.ny.gov has spent the past year running away from energy affordability and climate.

Today 200 people will be in Albany calling on the Governor to take a step in the right direction by signing the 100’ rule. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/n...

Climate Advocates Are Angry at Gov. Hochul | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently approved a gas pipeline and delayed the implementation of the All-Electric Buildings Law. We hear a response from Earthjustice.

@lizmoran.bsky.social from Earthjustice explains why climate advocates are disappointed with recent moves by Gov. Hochul: www.wnyc.org/story/climat...

You won’t want to miss this conversation! I’ll be discussing the alarming decisions the Governor made recently to benefit oil and gas industry CEOs instead of cutting energy costs for everyday New Yorkers. Tune in!

Is New York backpedaling on its pledge to electrify new buildings? The state’s all-electric building standard is set to take effect Dec. 31. Gov. Hochul is considering delaying its implementation after pushback from some…

"The governor should not cave to the fearmongering of an industry that is only interested in its own profits." - @lizmoran.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...

⌛ONE WEEK TO GO! @nypirg.bsky.social alums and friends, please join us next Thursday, 10/16 in NYC for a happy hour! Reconnect with friends and colleagues from years past and hear from our new executive director, @MeganAhearn, about our fall campaigns. RSVP TODAY: nypirg.org/events/fall2025

Hey, happy climate week! Just dropping by to say that "all of the above energy" is the "not all men" for politicians looking to defend their pro-fossil fuel agenda! Weird that they never use that phrase to defend decisions for renewables, right?!

ICYMI: Last week, the Senate voted to attack state rights and clean air protections. Statement f/ @earthjustice.org @righttozero.bsky.social calling on @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social @nysendems.bsky.social to protect NYers by passing the Clean Deliveries Act ASAP. earthjustice.org/press/2025/a...

BREAKING: Republican Senators just broke the Senate's rules in an unlawful maneuver to overturn states' zero-emissions cars standards – a major overreach on states' rights to clean their air.

Make no mistake about it – they've only gained a temporary setback in the clean energy transition.

New York, NY: Pass the NY HEAT Act NOW! · Food & Water Watch Rally with us on the Upper West Side to call for passage of the NY HEAT Act now! **With the state budget finally done, Albany lawmakers must prioritize passing the NY HEAT Act in the waning weeks of ...

📣 We need lawmakers to pass #NYHeat to make energy more affordable and help us move off fossil fuels.

Join a rally this Friday from 1-2 at the 96th Street subway station to make your voice heard.
www.mobilize.us/fww/event/78...

As the federal administration moves at a breakneck pace to destroy public protections, which will only raise costs and worsen health for NYers, baby steps aren't enough. We are counting on the NYS Legislature to demonstrate leadership on critical climate, environment, and public health protections.

A particularly notable absence was funding and policy to cut energy bills and tackle rate hikes for New Yorkers. The solution is the #NYHEAT act. All eyes are on @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social to finally deliver for their constituents. The clock is ticking: earthjustice.org/press/2025/n...

Final NYS Budget Leaves Room for Legislative Leadership on Energy Affordability, Climate, and Environment Before End of 2025 Session New York Governor Hochul and Legislature Finalize the SFY2025-26 Budget; Includes New Climate Funding and a Boost to the Environmental Protection Fund

We offer a chart on a number of climate and environmental initiatives in the budget, where you can compare the final budget to what was offered by the Senate and Assembly: earthjustice.org/press/2025/e...

ICYMI: Last week, the #NYSBudget was finally completed. The verdict on climate and environment? Baby steps forward in some areas. Check out the full @earthjustice.org statement: earthjustice.org/press/2025/e...

This is why the NYS legislature shouldn’t hesitate to pass the Clean Deliveries Act - a common sense bill that addresses a regulatory gap that allows for unchecked pollution from mega-warehouses.

@nyassemblymajority.bsky.social @nysenate.bsky.social

A new report from @envdefensefund.bsky.social shows we need to protect communities across New York from the pollution created by mega-warehouses.
www.edf.org/media/new-re...

#NYSBudget mood board, enjoy

On the first Earth Day in 1970, there was no:

🚫 Environmental Protection Agency
🚫 Clean Water Act
🚫 Endangered Species Act

The following year, Earthjustice was founded by a small group of attorneys who believed that the earth needs a good lawyer.

What Emily said!
Time to pass NY HEAT act and restore a bit of sanity to this system!