WE ACT for Environmental Justice hosted an outreach event to constituents of Bronx Assemblymembers today on energy affordability and the NY HEAT Act.
The bill, which the Senate has passed multiple times but is held up by the Assembly, would help lower utility bills and transition New York off of fossil fuels.
“In the Bronx, families are paying the highest price for the state’s failure to fix our broken energy system. From sky-high bills, polluted air, and outdated infrastructure that puts our health and livelihoods at risk, we know full well what climate injustice looks like. The NY HEAT Act is how we right our wrongs. It’s how we stop paying for dirty pipelines and start investing in clean, affordable energy our communities have always deserved.” said Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia…