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Tell New York State – We want NYC waters clean enough to swim in safely!

The Department of Environmental Conservation is setting new pollution limits that will determine how clean our saline waters will be for swimming, boating, and fish habitat. We need your voice to ensure the state chooses standards that drive investment in clean water infrastructure to reduce sewage pollution.

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Urge your Assembly members to protect NY streams and restore living shorelines

Urge your representatives to pass Class C stream protections and the Living Shorelines Act. These bills are critical to helping waterways and communities withstand climate change impacts such as storm surge, sea level rise, and loss of habitat.

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Tell Governor Hochul: It’s time to stop plastic bottle pollution

Plastic bottleSend a message to Governor Hochul and your state representatives, urging them to support S. 9164/A.10184, which would expand New York State’s bottle deposit program to include non-carbonated beverages as well as wine and liquor glass bottles.

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Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals

Asian carpTell Governor Hochul we need her leadership to prevent Asian carp from entering the Hudson River via the Erie Canal – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect native ecology.

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