Reduce climate risks: Millions of New Yorkers are vulnerable to flooding, extreme heat, and food and water shortages. Under the Clean Water Act, however, states set water quality standards. It requires EPA to establish minimum national standards for air quality, and assigns primary responsibility to the states to assure compliance with the standards. Environmental justice programs help address these inequities.Д®xpand green space and restore natural habitats: New YorkвЂ™s environmental programs create parks, protect family farms, revitalize waterfronts, and restore habitat for birds, fish, and other wildlife. Under the Clean Air Act and RCRA, the federal government sets these standards. 7401 et seq., seeks to protect human health and the environment from emissions that pollute ambient, or outdoor, air. Environmental programs help provide what every New Yorker needs: safe water to drink, clean air to breathe, and green space where they live.ДЄdvance environmental justice: Low-income families and communities of color suffer disproportionately from air pollution, exposure to toxins, and lack of green space.

Protect clean air & water: The pandemic has once again demonstrated that clean air, clean water, and access to nature are vital in protecting public health. By the time President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the first Clean Air Act in December 1963it was later amended in 1966, 1970, 1977, and 1990America's air had been under siege for decades. history, including the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Toxic Substances. These programs also leverage billions in federal, local, and private dollars, which New York canвЂ™t afford to lose. The 1970s saw the passage of the most comprehensive environmental legislation in U.S. Strengthen Our Economy:В New YorkвЂ™s environmental programs support hundreds of thousands of jobs and support many industries including construction, agriculture, outdoor recreation, and tourism. Enshrining the right to clean air and water in the state Constitution would, in practice, require lawmakers to consider the impact on clean water, clean air, and the environment when proposing future legislation and voting on bills. Our environmental programs will allow New York to build a more prosperous future:

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