The article highlights the struggles of New York parents dealing with air pollution and its impact on their children's health. Many feel helpless, especially amid rising living costs, unable to address larger environmental issues like dirty power plants or greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. The writer urges Governor Kathy Hochul to take decisive action, such as implementing cap-and-invest policies to hold corporate polluters accountable. Concerns over government inaction are exacerbated by Hochul's indecision on significant reforms, prompting frustration among families who want a healthier future for their children.
While I cannot always prevent pollution from entering my kids' lungs, I can call on Gov. Hochul to move forward with cap-and-invest and pass strong climate legislation.
It’s every parent's nightmare: knowing something is harming your child but feeling powerless to stop it.
Most of us can't close down the dirty 'peaker' power plants scattered throughout the city, or make policy to ramp up the transition to renewable energy.
Her flip-flopping on congestion pricing last summer delayed the program until after the general election, putting it squarely in President Donald Trump's crosshairs.
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