Environmental Groups File Comments on DEC Response to Climate Act
February 7, 2022Climate and Energy Justice, Environmental Justice, News
NYLPI, Earth Justice, and Sierra Club filed a response to two draft policy documents from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) that will determine how the DEC will implement and enforce New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).
NYLPI, Earth Justice, and Sierra Club assert that DEC must revise the draft policy documents to ensure the agency will uphold the law’s commitment to an equitable phasedown of all greenhouse gas emissions and prioritizes disadvantaged communities.
Read more from Earth Justice and Politico.
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