Researchers have found that non-white people are exposed to more air pollutionthan whites across the country. Proponents also say they’re fighting air pollution, particularly on behalf of communities of color.
“This is a huge, huge step forward,” he said, calling the legislation “a real game-changer on the national scene.” “We can’t keep expanding gas if we have any prayer of hitting the state’s climate goals,” said Alex Beauchamp of Food & Water Watch, an environmental group. Supporters see the proposal as a big and necessary move in a city where heating, cooling and powering buildings accounts for nearly 70% of emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases.Īlthough stoves and furnaces would use electricity generated partly from burning natural gas and other fossil fuels, backers say the change would boost momentum ahead of a statewide requirement to use 70% renewable energy by 2030, up from about 30% now. Some smaller buildings would have to comply as early as 2024, while hospitals, commercial kitchens and some other facilities would be exempt. If all that happens, most construction projects submitted for approval after 2027 would have to use something other than gas or oil - such as electricity - for heating, hot water and cooking. The measure is expected to pass the City Council and subsequently receive Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signature. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.NEW YORK (AP) - New York City lawmakers are poised to decide Wednesday whether to prohibit most new buildings from using natural gas, a move that would make the nation’s most populous city a showcase for a climate-change-fighting policy that has been both embraced and blocked around the country. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.
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