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Hochul May Gut Major Deforestation Bill, Advocates Say
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The Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act, passed by New York's legislature in June, would be the first in the U.S. to require local companies’ working with the government ensure their supply chains are free of products sourced through deforestation. Gov. Kathy Hochul has until the end of the year to sign it into law.
But this week, Hochul’s team sat down with supporters of the bill and presented them with a “gutted” version of the legislation that would essentially render it useless, advocates who had access to the proposal told City Limits.
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Opinion: Food Rescue is the Key to Solving Food Insecurity ([link removed])
“Sustainable food justice legislation must center food rescue efforts and make it a standard that all food-producing and handling businesses must meet.”
Efforts to Block Gas Bans Across the Nation Are Growing. Will it Work in New York? ([link removed])
After a lawsuit in California toppled the city of Berkeley’s efforts to replace gas stoves with clean electric energy in new buildings, fossil fuel industry groups are testing the same legal strategy in New York.
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