Blair Horner

| A car sits under rubble, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 in Rome, N.Y. after a nearby building on W. Dominick was destroyed, one week earlier by an EF2 tornado.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Blair Horner Last week, the New York State Commission on Legislative, Judicial, & Executive Compensation held a

Last year, much of New York choked on the smoke from massive Canadian wildfires, at one point turning New York City’s air orange, giving City residents—temporarily—the worst air quality in the world.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Blair Horner Americans are hearing about how states can change their laws to insulate themselves from actions expected

For decades, New York has lived with the devastating consequences of ill-conceived highway projects, which destroyed vibrant communities and exposed generations to toxic vehicle pollution — all because there was no environmental review process to protect vulnerable communities.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Blair Horner The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (“Climate Law”) was approved five years ago and sets

The governor’s approval of the Climate Superfund is good news and a welcome holiday gift for New York taxpayers.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent decision to approve the Climate Change Superfund Act needs support. The Climate Superfund Act requires that companies responsible for the bulk of carbon emissions between the years 2000 and 2024 pay about $3 billion each year for 25 years to help the state defray the costs of climate change.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Blair Horner Lawmakers return to Albany this week for the start of a new two-year session.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Lucas Willard I started working at NYPIRG in 2006 in our New York City campus. So, I was going door to door.