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 Campaigns > Statewide Pilot Programs > New York
New York
CHEJ is working with over 70 organizations on an exciting campaign to pass state precautionary policies to help "green" New York.
- A State Agency Green Purchasing Policy to avoid purchasing products with priority toxic chemicals was issued in 2008. CHEJ worked with Citizens' Environmental Coalition (CEC), the Alliance for a Toxic-Free Future (ATFF) and seven state agencies, to develop this innovative policy. The Green Purchasing Executive Order was issued by Governor Paterson in April 2008. View the Executive Order and the Governor's News Release CHEJ is working with partner groups to implement the Order, and is seeking representation on the Green Purchasing Advisory Council.
- The Pollution Prevention Institute was created in 2007 and $3 million was approved for the Institute in the 2008 budget. CHEJ, CEC and ATFF were instrumental in establishing the PPI. The Institute will help businesses reduce their use of toxic chemicals by providing technical assistance, research and development and education on pollution prevention and green chemistry practices. View the Governor's News Release.
- The Cleanup Standards for New York's Brownfield and Superfund programs are unsafe and CHEJ is working with environmental and community groups to pressure the state to revise the standards. View the Cleaning Up report released in 2007 which describes the problems, and our joint News Release from an August 2008 event with Lois Gibbs, CHEJ Executive Director.
- A Precautionary Nuclear Waste Site Study will be released in the Fall of 2008. CHEJ is working with local, state and national environmental groups on the clean up of a national nuclear waste site, West Valley, located 30 miles south of Buffalo, NY. CHEJ helped convince the Legislature to provide over $80,000 for a Full Cost Accounting study. Scientists and economists are now evaluating the long-term costs of monitoring leaking, buried nuclear waste vs. excavating and storing the waste.
For more information, contact CHEJ BE SAFE Coordinator Anne Rabe at 518-732-4538 or annerabe@msn.com
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