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01/11/2024 SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE FEMA TO STAND READY TO QUICKLY APPROVE DISASTER DECLARATION IF REQUESTED AND SUPPORT NEW YORK COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY MAJOR WIND AND RAIN STORMS THIS WEEK
11/27/2023 SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER LAUNCHING PUSH IN JAMESTOWN EARLIER THIS YEAR, EPA HAS HEEDED HIS CALLS TO DEMOLISH AND CLEAN UP JAMESTOWN'S OLD CONTAMINATED CRAWFORD FURNITURE FACTORY FOLLOWING FIRE -- REMOVING AN EYESORE AND HELPING RETURN THE SITE TO PRODUCTIVE USE FOR THE COMMUNITY
11/06/2023 AFTER A DECADE OF RELENTLESS ADVOCACY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY'S NEW BUSPLUS PURPLE LINE -- CONNECTING UALBANY, THE DOWNTOWN, AND BEYOND - BOOSTING FAST, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION ACROSS THE CAPITAL REGION
11/01/2023 SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEARLY $983,000 FOR JAMESTOWN THROUGH THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT TO HELP LOWER UTILITY COSTS FOR FAMILIES, MODERNIZE HOMES IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, AND BOOST AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY IN WNY
10/10/2023 SCHUMER AND HIGGINS ANNOUNCE OVER $2.5 MILLION FOR BUFFALO RIVER RESTORATION
10/10/2023 SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION TO BOOST SOUTHERN TIER CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING, STRENGTHEN EXISTING COMPANIES, AND ATTRACT NEW GOOD PAYING JOBS IN CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS IN UPSTATE NY
10/03/2023 SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $600,000 FOR THE SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE THROUGH INFLATION REDUCTION ACT TO PLANT THOUSANDS OF NEW TREES, INCREASING GREEN SPACE AND PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR A BRIGHTER, CLEANER FUTURE FOR FAMILIES
09/25/2023 SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER $5 MILLION IN HISTORIC URBAN FOREST FUNDING FOR QUEENS; SECURED BY THE SENATORS IN THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PLANT TREES TO GROW URBAN FOREST IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS & PROVIDE TRAINING FOR GOOD-PAYING, GREEN JOBS
09/14/2023 SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, TONKO DELIVER OVER $7 MILLION FOR ALBANY & THE CAPITAL REGION THROUGH INFLATION REDUCTION ACT TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF CITY'S VAST URBAN FOREST AND BOLSTER YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES, PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR A BRIGHTER, CLEANER, FUTURE FOR CAPITAL REGION NEIGHBORHOODS
09/14/2023 SCHUMER DELIVERS OVER $2.3 MILLION FOR UTICA THROUGH INFLATION REDUCTION ACT TO TRANSFORM CITY WITH THOUSANDS OF NEW TREES, INCREASING GREEN SPACE AND PLANTING THE SEED FOR A BRIGHTER CLEANER FUTURE FOR UTICA'S NEIGHBORHOODS
09/14/2023 SCHUMER DELIVERS NEARLY $11 MILLION FOR SYRACUSE & CENTRAL NEW YORK THROUGH INFLATION REDUCTION ACT FOR THOUSANDS OF NEW TREES ACROSS CNY, CREATING GOOD PAYING JOBS FOR YOUTH, MAKING COMMUNITY GREENER, AND PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR A BRIGHTER, CLEANER FUTURE FOR CNY'S NEIGHBORHOODS
09/14/2023 SCHUMER, AFTER PROMISING TO MAKE ROCHESTER ONE OF THE FIRST TO TAP HISTORIC URBAN FOREST FUNDING HE SECURED IN THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, DELIVERS $3 MILLION TO GREENLIGHT ROCHESTER'S URBAN TREE TRANSFORMATION AND PLANT THOUSANDS OF NEW TREES ACROSS ROCHESTER
09/14/2023 SCHUMER DELIVERS HUGE $11+ MILLION FOR THE HUDSON VALLEY THROUGH INFLATION REDUCTION ACT TO PLANT THOUSANDS OF NEW TREES, TRAINING YOUTH FOR GOOD PAYING JOBS MAKING COMMUNITIES GREENER, AND PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR A BRIGHTER, CLEANER FUTURE FOR FAMILIES & NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE HUDSON VALLEY
09/06/2023 Chuck Schumer Tweets about National Petroleum Reserve in the Arctic
05/08/2023 SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH FOR FEDS TO GREENLIGHT ROCHESTER'S URBAN TREE TRANSFORMATION AND MAKE ROCHESTER ONE OF FIRST IN THE NATION TO TAP HISTORIC INFLATION REDUCTION ACT FUNDING TO PLANT OVER 6,000 NEW TREES ACROSS THE CITY
05/01/2023 SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND LEAD EFFORT TO REVITALIZE & PROTECT HUDSON RIVER AND NEW YORK WATERWAYS; SENATORS RE-INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN NY-NJ WATERSHED PROTECTION ACT TO HELP MILLIONS IN NEW FED FUNDING FLOW TO CONSERVE AND CLEANUP NY'S SCENIC WATERS
04/20/2023 SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, LAWLER CALL ON FRA TO INVESTIGATE LAST WEEK'S DANGEROUS BRUSH FIRES ALONG CSX TRAIN TRACKS IN ROCKLAND COUNTY
03/14/2023 SCHUMER STATEMENT ON FIRST-EVER PROPOSED EPA STANDARD TO LIMIT TOXIC PFAS IN DRINKING WATER
10/27/2022 Tweet - "This Senate ratified the Kigali Amendment to reduce polluting hydrofluorocarbons, and now @POTUS has signed it! It's a huge win for reducing greenhouse gasses and for boosting American jobs and leadership in the fight to protect the planet."
09/21/2022 Tweet - "The Kigali Amendment, which curbs polluting hydrofluorocarbons, is a historic step to combatting global warming in a huge way. It will reduce global temperatures by about half a degree Celsius by the end of this century, a fact with significant impact."
08/26/2022 Tweet - "After years of pushing to address PFAS contamination, I'm thrilled about the @EPA announcement to list toxic PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances. This important step by @EPAMichaelRegan will: --Help reduce pollution --Protect public health --Hold polluters accountable for damage"
07/30/2022 Tweet - "The Inflation Reduction Act will mark a turning point in our country's commitment to protect our planet for future generations. It will put the U.S. on a path to roughly 40% emissions reductions by 2030."
07/28/2022 Tweet - "This Senate just passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 #WRDA to invest in water projects across this country--from navigation to ecosystem restoration to protecting communities from climate change."
07/27/2022 Tweet - "Our legislation will be the greatest pro-climate legislation that has ever been passed by Congress It fights the climate crisis with the urgency the situation demands and puts the U.S. on a path to roughly 40% emissions reductions by 2030, all while creating new good-paying jobs"
06/29/2022 Governor Hochul, U.S. Department of Interior and Onondaga Nation Announce One of the Largest Returns of Land to an Indigenous Nation by Any State
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