
Senator Pete Harckham
@SenatorHarckham
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Representing New York's 40th District for @NYSenate. Chair of the Senate Committee on Environmental Conservation.
Joined December 2018
More absolute insanity from Team Trump / Zeldin. This disregards decades of accumulated science--and the result will be sicker children and higher energy prices.
nytimes.com
The proposal is President Trump’s most consequential step yet to derail federal climate efforts and appears to represent a shift toward outright denial of the scientific consensus.
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Zoom meeting last night with the district office interns. We discussed the legislative process and issues affecting residents. The interns were also able to ask me questions about my work in the @NYSenate .
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Thank you, @GovKathyHochul, for signing this vital legislation. Let’s keep working together to protect what matters most.
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Proud to stand with Assemblymember Rebecca Kassay this morning as @GovKathyHochul signed our bill expanding septic system reimbursements—now up to 75% or $25K. Clean water shouldn’t break the bank. This is a big win for public health, our environment & working families.
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At a time when every dollar counts, NY is delivering $2.2B in STAR property tax relief this summer & fall—helping seniors & middle-class families across the Hudson Valley and boosting our local economy.
governor.ny.gov
Governor Hochul announced the start of phase two of the School Tax Relief (STAR) program benefit season. Eligible homeowners in communities with school tax due dates in August or September will start...
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We can’t accept the rising tide of climate-related disasters as the “new normal.”. There is still time to act and confront the climate crisis before it becomes irreversible. Inaction isn’t an option in the face of escalating environmental destruction.
thehill.com
No nation is healthy when floods are sweeping children away, fires are burning families alive in their homes, and tornadoes are leveling entire towns as its people do nothing of consequence to keep…
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at last night’s community naloxone training with @BurdickAD93 and Legislator Erika Pierce. A special thanks to @NYSOASAS instructor Mandee Nann for her excellent guidance on how to safely administer this life-saving medication.
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Clean energy is already strengthening grid resilience in enterprising communities—and preventing widespread blackouts, like during a recent heatwave in New England. It also saved those ratepayers over $8M. This is the kind of resilience we need across NY.
grist.org
On the hottest day this year, behind-the-meter solar panels and a growing network of batteries helped prevent blackouts and saved consumers millions of dollars.
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