$4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Act: What you should know
April 11, 2022
Jeremy Cherson
Associate Director of Government Affairs
jeremyc@riverkeeper.org
- Wetland, floodplain and stream restoration
- Flood buyouts for willing sellers
- Dam removal and fixing culverts for fish passage and flood reduction
- Endangered and threatened species conservation projects
- Projects identified in lake, river or estuary action agendas (such as the Hudson River Action Agenda and the Mohawk River Action Agenda)
- wastewater infrastructure projects
- municipal stormwater projects
- Municipal grants for stormwater with green infrastructure
- Agricultural nutrient pollution
- Harmful Algal Bloom abatement
- Sewer line replacements for failing septics or cesspools
- Projects to reduce, eliminate or avoid point source and nonpoint source discharge to water including projects authorized by the Clean Water Infrastructure Act of 2017
- Projects to establish stream buffers
- Lead service line replacements
- Fish hatchery upgrades (Riverkeeper will monitor this to ensure our native fish are protected)
- Open space preservation and conservation
- Farmland preservation
- Green building projects including investments for green infrastructure and renewable energy on SUNY, CUNY and community college buildings
- Investments to reduce urban heat such as green roofs, open space preservation urban tree plantings and community cooling centers
- Reducing air and water pollution affecting environmental justice communities
We hope you will vote YES for the environmental bond act, let your friends and neighbors know about this once-in-a-generation opportunity, and support our advocacy by becoming a Riverkeeper member.
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