Click above to view a .pdf version of NYLCVEF's 2011 New York State Policy Agenda.New York State faces unprecedented challenges, and in addressing them, decisionmakers will have to make tough choices. But the state's environment should not be compromised, especially when small investments in clean-energy technologies, open space preservation and parks yield big economic returns.

The NYLCV Education Fund's 2011 State Policy Agenda describes the steps we believe New York should take to protect New York's environment, set the state for a clean energy future and bolster our economy.

Check out New York's to-do list in the following areas:

• Renewable Energy
• Solid Waste
• Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
• Public Service Commission Reform
• Energy Planning & Infrastructure
• Smart Growth
• Environmental Funding
• State Agency Funding
• Farmland Protection
• Urban Revitalization
• Brownfields
• Open Space
• Natural Resource Protection
• Water Withdrawals
• Transportation

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