News Release | Environment New York Research & Policy Center

Energy Efficient Buildings Would Reduce Global Warming Pollution 28 Percent, Save New York Families $488 Annually

If the government invests in the energy efficiency of our buildings today New York families could save over $488 every year on their electricity bills by 2030, according to a new report by Environment New York. Saving energy in our buildings would also help New York's fight against global warming, reducing global warming pollution from buildings by 28 percent—the equivalent of taking 5.8 million cars off the road or decommissioning 7 coal fired power plants.

News Release | Environment New York

Clean Cars Would Cut Oil Use, Save New Yorkers $14.8 Million on Thanksgiving Travel

As New Yorkers prepare for one of the busiest travel holidays of the year, a new Environment New York report finds that more fuel efficient cars would make significant cuts in oil use and save New Yorkers roughly $14.8 million at the gas pump this Thanksgiving alone.  The report was released just days after the Obama administration’s announcement of proposed new fuel efficiency and global warming pollution standards for cars and light trucks sold from 2017 through 2025. 

News Release | Environment New York

President Obama Moves New York Further Away from Oil with New Truck Efficiency Standards

Recently, President Obama finalized pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles, including buses and work trucks, for the years 2014 through 2018—the first-ever global warming pollution standards for trucks.

News Release | Environment New York

Obama administration takes historic step to get America off oil

President Obama announced the outline of proposed clean car standards that by 2030 will cut annual gasoline use nationally by as much as 23 billion gallons, reduce annual emissions of global warming pollution by as much as 280 million metric tons, and save Americans over $80 billion at the gas pump annually.