Feb. 28, 2020: The Great Plastic Bag Debate
With the state’s plastic bag ban set to go into effect on Sunday, we spoke with two stakeholders on the issue for a calm debate of the issue: Liz Moran, Environmental Policy Director at NYPIRG, and Mike Durant,
December 18, 2019: Environmental issues in New York
Liz Moran, Environmental Policy Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, stopped by to talk about the issues that she is following as the legislature prepares to return to Albany for a new legislative session.
November 25, 2019: Recycling Incentive
There is an effort to increase recycling efforts by extending the five-cent deposit fee to wine and liquor bottles. Liz Moran, Environmental Policy Director for NYPIRG, stopped by to talk about this and the other environmental issues she’s
Cuomo signs opioid settlement fund lockbox bill with undisclosed caveats
Cuomo negotiates future tweaks to law restricting the use of opioid settlement funds.
