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Do you need help with consumer problems and complaints? New York's Small Claims Courts — the original "People's Court" — could be the place to seek justice. ⚖️ @nypirg.bsky.social offers FREE assistance with our Small Claims Court Action Centers located across the state: nypirg.org/sccac

This edition of @blairhorner.bsky.social's Capitol Perspective: Gov. Hochul Sides With Utility Ratepayers "NY moved to the head of the pack in protecting consumers from looming rate hikes resulting from the inadequately regulated boom in data center construction." www.nypirg.org/capitolpersp...

But there is still work to do — New Yorkers need more protections and public engagement — so TAKE ACTION: Call Governor Hochul at (518) 474-8390 today! 2/2

VICTORY! @nypirg.bsky.social commends Governor Hochul's "first-in-the-nation" one-year hyper-scale data center moratorium — a step in the right direction. 1/2

VICTORY! "We commend the Governor and her 'first-in-the-nation' hyper-scale data center moratorium. We are glad to see that the Governor is listening to the loud cries of her constituents as she works to regulate the data center industry." Check out our full statement: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202607/...

🚌 "NYPIRG's Straphangers Campaign celebrates today's release of the City's 'Next Stop: Fast Buses, Better Service' Bus Action Plan, which commits to expanding bus priority projects to make buses faster and more reliable." - @nypirg.bsky.social's Natasha Elder More: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202607/...

📢 NO DATA CENTER ON CAYUGA LAKE! Join @nypirg.bsky.social and our allies on 6/25 in Ithaca for a public presentation to hear from experts and organizers on data centers, their harms, and what you can do about the proposed data center in Lansing on Cayuga Lake! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/no-da...

TODAY (6/23) is Election Day for NY's closed primary election! Polls are open 6 AM to 9 PM. 🗳 Check your voter registration status: NYS: voterlookup.elections.ny.gov NYC: amiregistered.vote.nyc 🗳 Find your poll site and sample ballot: NYS: voterlookup.elections.ny.gov NYC: findmypollsite.vote.nyc

Here's some more info about the elected positions that may be on your NYS primary ballot this June. 🗳 And check your voter registration status at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov. 2/2

🗳 Early voting has begun and Election Day is next week for the NYS primary election! Before you go to the polls to vote, learn about what positions may be on your ballot, and what each office does. Head to findmypollsite.vote.nyc to find your district's sample ballot. 1/2

📢 Hey NYC: Voting for #ThePeoplesMoney is open until Sunday, 6/21! All New Yorkers age 11 and up, regardless of immigration status, can decide how to spend $4 MILLION of the city's budget on projects in their borough to address community needs. 🗳️ VOTE TODAY: cec.blueberrypop.com?partner=NYPIRG

📢 EARLY VOTING has begun in New York City! See below for more information about New York's closed primary elections. 🗳️ And look up your voter registration status here: amiregistered.vote.nyc

CUNY AT THE COUNCIL! @nypirg.bsky.social joined with our allies on 6/11 to tell the NYC Council that CUNY must be fully supported in the final city budget. We're fighting for free student OMNY cards, expanded opportunity programs, more faculty and advisors, infrastructure funding, and more! 🎓💵

📢 Hey NYC: Voting for #ThePeoplesMoney is open until 6/21! All New Yorkers age 11 and up, regardless of immigration status, can decide how to spend $4 MILLION of the city's budget on projects in their borough to address community needs. 🗳️ VOTE TODAY: cec.blueberrypop.io?partner=NYPIRG

The NYS Legislature passes the one-year data center moratorium — with bipartisan support! 🎉🎉🎉 Data centers can strain the grid system, drive up utility rates, and have myriad negative environmental and public health impacts. NY is right to press the pause button. We urge Governor Hochul to sign it.

HEAT PUMPS FOR ALL! On Monday, June 1, @nypirg.bsky.social and our coalition partners rallied at City Hall in Manhattan in support of $10 million in the final New York City budget to get heat pumps to homeowners.

Check out these important dates and deadlines for New York's June primary election, and this voter registration info, including online voter registration: 🗳️ New York State: nyovr.elections.ny.gov 🗳️ New York City: e-register.vote.nyc 2/2

📢 Hey New York voters: Get ready for the June primary election (Tuesday, 6/23 primary Election Day)! New York State holds closed primary elections, so voters must be registered to a party having a primary in order to vote. 🗳️ Check your voter registration: voterlookup.elections.ny.gov 1/2

We're at the Capitol in Albany with our allies today to demand a moratorium on data centers in NY! We urgently need regulations to protect our communities, our health, and our environment from the runaway damage that this industry is already inflicting. @fwwnewyork.bsky.social @nyrenews.bsky.social

🌍 TAKE ACTION for #EarthWeek! Call Governor Hochul at (518) 474-8390 and tell @governor.ny.gov to protect our communities from AI data centers. Left unregulated, these "energy hogs" could lead to rising air pollution, industrial use of local clean water, and skyrocketing utility bills. ⚡🐷

On 4/23, @nypirg.bsky.social and our climate allies were at City Hall in Manhattan for the finale of our statewide "Energy Hog" bus tour calling on New York to crack down on AI data centers and other energy-intensive infrastructure! ⚡🐷 @alignny.bsky.social @fwwnewyork.bsky.social @nylpi.bsky.social

Today's stop on the statewide "Energy Hog" bus tour: Kingston! "If Governor Hochul is serious about addressing the state's affordability and climate crises, she must halt the reckless proliferation of energy hog data centers..." ⚡🐷 - @nypirg.bsky.social's Eric Wood @fwwnewyork.bsky.social

On Monday, April 20, the statewide "Energy Hog" bus tour stopped in Albany! "We cannot allow AI data centers to drive up energy costs, pollute our communities, and intensify the climate crisis," said Chris Bottini, @nypirg.bsky.social Policy Coordinator. @nyrenews.bsky.social @earthjustice.org

🌍 On Friday, 4/17, @nypirg.bsky.social, @fwwnewyork.bsky.social, and @nychange.bsky.social delivered nearly 5,000 petition signatures to the Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice and Office of Mass Engagement in support of our #GasFreeNYC campaign! 1/2

⚡🐷 On 4/17, our statewide "Energy Hog" bus tour — calling on New York to crack down on AI data centers and other energy-intensive infrastructure — stopped in Syracuse. 📰 Check out the news release for more info: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202604/... @syrculturalworkers.bsky.social

🌍 On 4/16 in Buffalo, @nypirg.bsky.social and our climate allies kicked off our campaign to raise public awareness about energy-hogging data centers. 🐷 1/3

🌍 On 3/25, @nypirg.bsky.social and our climate allies gathered in Albany for an emergency rally to urge state lawmakers to defend and implement NY's Climate Law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which will deliver energy affordability and real climate solutions for NY households!

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🚨 DEFEND OUR CLIMATE LAW! Join @nypirg.bsky.social and our allies on 3/25 in Albany to urge state lawmakers to defend and implement the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which will deliver energy affordability and real climate solutions for NY. 🌍 RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/1ctQ...