Reinvent Albany joined an amicus brief with 15 advocacy groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, NYPIRG, Partnership for New York City, and Tri-State…

We’ve known since ancient times that exposure to lead is a public health threat. Aging infrastructure, old paint in buildings, emissions from cars, and, sadly, drinking water have all been sources of ...

Three-quarters of Tompkins County public schools contain drinking water outlets exceeding safe lead thresholds, placing it among the state’s worst-affected areas, according to a report by researchers ...

While air pollution from fossil fuels costs each American an average of $2,500 a year in extra medical bills, New Yorkers continue to be burdened with the highest healthcare costs in the nation.

New York City health officials on Thursday announced initiatives to curb the amount of lead that is still making its way into schools’ drinking water, as an environmental advocacy group totted up the ...

Tompkins County ranked fifth statewide for schools reporting lead above New York’s limit, but the analysis omitted Ithaca City School District, the county’s lar...

Over 27% of schools in Onondaga county had drinking water samples contaminated with lead.

New York City is expanding protections against lead contamination in public school drinking water, including more frequent testing, increased flushing and new

It urges state policymakers to require districts to install filtered fountains and fixtures, and to help them pay for the equipment.

Blair Horner talks lead water legislation, September 17, 2026

More than 12,000 water outlets in New York state schools have tested above the safe threshold for lead, including in the Capital Region, according to a new repo

It’s that time of year when leaves are turning color, autumn is around the corner, and colleges have opened across New York.

ALBANY – Dozens of community groups statewide, including several in the Hudson Valley, say Governor Hochul’s data center moratorium is lacking public input.

In less than two months, in fact, New Yorkers will be able to start going to early voting polling centers and submitting mail-in ballots - that is if the President’s efforts to derail mail-in voting f...

NYPIRG’s Legislative Director Blair Horner discussed the issues with Capital Tonight.

Good government group NYPIRG has been sounding the alarm over funding levels for months.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that the state is reviewing its options after a federal judge in Syracuse struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act.

So much for affordability. Big Tech spent massive sums to back it's state legislative aims this year.

The costs to New Yorkers will go beyond the damage to the public’s health and environment; it will hammer our wallets too.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, gasoline prices across the country averaged $2.81 in January 2026 and skyrocketed to $4.48 by April 2026.

Polls show nuclear power is more popular among adults who are too young to remember the Three Mile Island disaster.

As currently structured, DOH’s program risks certifying dwellings as “lead-free” even when dangerous lead hazards remain

“Stealing” an election is, of course, a criminal act, and there is no evidence to support the claim. Campaign rhetoric aside, what is the debate about and what would it mean to voters?

New York moved to the head of the pack in protecting consumers from looming rate hikes resulting from the inadequately regulated boom in data center construction.

Major donors in New York's governor race can use party accounts to circumvent contribution limits, raising questions about the effectiveness of campaign finance regulations.