April 18, 2023 – Urban CNY

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CNYCF Participatory Budgeting Voting Day & Results Party

by Urban CNY News
April 18, 2023

We’re inviting all Syracuse residents to take part in a one-day online vote to choose which city-wide project will receive $150,000 in grant dollars to help increase childhood lead testing and awareness. The winning project will be announced live at a results party in the Salt City Market’s community room. All participants, voters and Syracuse city residents are welcomed to attend. What Is Participatory Budgeting? Participatory budgeting is a type of community engagement in which residents decide how to allocate funding through a process of democratic deliberation and decision-making. This event is the culmination of nine months of work completed by Syracuse residents, community leaders and nonprofit organizations to design solutions that would be most effective in their neighborhoods. The Community Foundation’s participatory budgeting project invited residents most affected by the striking childhood lead poisoning rates in Syracuse – 10.49% as of 2021 – to decide how to spend LeadSafeCNY funding to address the need. A series of evening sessions held from September through April supported attendees with dinner and childcare. Participants learned about childhood lead poisoning, generated ideas for solutions and collaboratively developed proposals for the community-wide vote. A total of 154 resident delegate participated in the design sessions. Learn more about participatory budgeting! View Map EVENT DESCRIPTION:We’re inviting all Syracuse residents to take part in a one-day online vote to choose which city-wide project will receive $150,000 in grant dollars to help increase childhood lead testing and awareness. The winning project will be announced live at a results party in the Salt City Market’s community room. All participants, voters and Syracuse city residents are welcome to attend. DATE & TIME:Tuesday, May 2, 2023In-Person & Online Voting | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM / Results Party | 6:00 – 9:00 PM LOCATION: Salt City Market Community Room484 S Salina St,Syracuse, NY 13202 HOW TO VOTE:Public voting will take place Tuesday, May 2, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. An link will be available here the morning of May 2nd for those who wish to vote online. Participants must be a Syracuse City resident, and over the age of 16 to vote! **Registration is not required to attend. THE PROJECTS UP FOR VOTE ARE: BABY B.A.C.K. INC.’s Block to Block Project:Will use various outreach approaches such as canvassing, electronic billboard, social media and other messaging campaigns, to screen children for testing, educate and raise awareness around lead prevention, as well as coordinate street-to-street lead testing events in partnership with the Onondaga County Health Department for the 7,800 households in the 13205 zip code. Syracuse Peacemaking Project’s Lead the Way Project:Will collaborate with PEACE Inc., Families for Lead Freedom Now, and other community partners to 1) provide trainings to staff and community leaders on lead poisoning, barriers to accessing testing and care, and advocacy; 2) screen Syracuse families’ risk for lead poisoning; 3) connect families to lead testing and related aftercare services; and 4) empower residents to lead engagement efforts. United Way of CNY’s Lyft4Free Project:Will increase the number of children tested by removing transportation as a barrier to visiting the pediatrician’s office or the blood lab after tests have been ordered. Free roundtrip Lyft rides will be available to approximately 1,533 households with children ages 0 to 6 (approximately 2,300 children), particularly focusing on zip codes in the city of Syracuse with a low volume of testing or those that have high positivity rates. Village Birth International & Sankofa Reproductive Health & Healing Center’s Lead Awareness Expansion Project:Will partner with Doula 4 a Queen, zenG Wellness and Cafe Sankofa to use community-based doula care as an avenue of engagement and peer to peer community-led wellness. Doula-led education will be expanded to incorporate lead awareness and prevention into pre- and post-partum programming.

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Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition to Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Maintain Medication Abortion Access

by Urban CNY News
April 18, 2023

Coalition of 24 Attorneys General Stresses that Ruling Restricting Use of Mifepristone Could Endanger Lives Nationwide New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would leave in place restrictions on access to mifepristone imposed by a Texas trial court, and as a result restrict access to medication abortion nationwide. The amicus brief, filed in the United States Supreme Court, urges the court to stay pending appeal the Court of Appeal’s ruling, which if allowed to take effect would halt the approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a generic version for the medication abortion drug, mifepristone. The ruling would also ban access to mifepristone by mail, and would block the ability of non-doctors to prescribe and dispense the medication. Attorney General James and the coalition of 24 attorneys general warn that the Fifth Circuit’s order will drastically reduce access to safe abortion care and miscarriage management for millions of people across the country. “The constant assault on abortion access is putting the health care and rights of millions of Americans at risk,” said Attorney General James. “We cannot allow these attacks, or efforts to make it harder to access mifepristone, to be ignored or normalized. I will continue to use the full force of my office to protect the rights of all New Yorkers, and all Americans.” This decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit comes in response to motions filed by the FDA and Danco Laboratories LLC to stay the April 7, 2023 decision by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which stayed the effective date of the FDA’s original approval of mifepristone in 2000. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the 2000 approval, but left in place the district court’s stay on other FDA regulatory actions regarding mifepristone, including the 2016 elimination of certain dispensing requirements, the 2019 approval of the generic drug, and the 2021 elimination of the in-person dispensing requirement. Attorney General James and the coalition are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay this decision pending the appeal, given the critical role medication abortion plays in reproductive health care, and the need for ease-of-access, particularly in low-income, underserved, and rural communities. The coalition notes that if the appellate court decision takes effect, it could drastically curtail abortion access for millions of Americans. According to current estimates, medication abortion accounts for over half, approximately 54 percent, of all abortions performed in the United States. Reducing medication options by forcing the FDA to stay approval of generic mifepristone, restricting which clinicians are permitted to provide prescriptions for this safe medication, and reinstating the in-person dispensing requirement will make it more challenging for millions of Americans to access safe medication abortions. This decision could result in substantially increased demand for procedural abortions, resulting in later and more risky procedures, and more complicated and costly logistics for many patients, especially where procedural abortion is unavailable. Attorney General James has been a national leader in protecting access to reproductive health care, including medication abortion. In February, Attorney General James led a coalition of attorneys general to submit an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court case challenging the FDA approval of mifepristone, and earlier this week, she again led a coalition in submitting an amicus brief to support efforts to stay the initial decision and maintain FDA-approval of mifepristone. In March, Attorney General James, together with Governor Hochul, sent a letter to the CEOs of Walgreens (owner of Duane Reade), Rite Aid, and CVS to demand answers about the companies’ plans to make the abortion medication mifepristone available in New York state. In February, Attorney General James led a multistate coalition to defend and protect access to medication abortion in the initial court challenge that sought to revoke FDA’s approval of mifepristone. Following the Supreme Court’s decision to end Roe v. Wade, Attorney General James launched a pro bono legal hotline to provide legal support to patients and health care providers nationwide. Attorney General James has helped lead a coalition of attorneys general to defend abortion access in Idaho, Texas, Arizona, Indiana, and Mississippi. Joining Attorney General James in filing today’s amicus brief are the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. This matter is being handled by Deputy Solicitor General Ester Murdukhayeva and Solicitor General Barbara D. Underwood — all of the Division of Appeals and Opinions, and Special Counsel for Reproductive Justice Galen Leigh Sherwin of the Executive Division, which is overseen by First Deputy Attorney General Jennifer Levy.

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During Earth Week, Governor Hochul Announces Completion of Eight New Large-Scale Renewable Energy Infrastructure Projects

by Urban CNY News
April 18, 2023

Created Nearly 1,800 Jobs, Spurred Nearly $800 Million in Private Investment While Contributing Nearly $70 Million in Direct Payments to Host Communities and Enough Energy to Power More than 150,000 New York Homes Represents Significant Progress Towards Achievement of New York’s Climate Act Goal for 70 percent Renewable Electricity by 2030 During Earth Week, Governor Kathy Hochul today announced eight new large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects have been completed in the last six months to deliver clean energy to New York’s power grid. During development and construction, the projects supported the creation of nearly 1,800 jobs and spurred nearly $800 million in private investment across the state while contributing nearly $70 million to their host communities in the form of school, town, and county payments. Together, these eight projects total 418 megawatts, enough renewable energy to power more than 150,000 New York homes and reduce nearly 600,000 tons of carbon emissions annually, equivalent to removing almost 120,000 cars off the road each year. Today’s announcement represents significant progress towards the achievement of New York’s Climate Act goal for 70 percent of the state’s electricity to come from renewable energy by 2030. “One of my administration’s top priorities is transforming New York’s electricity system and building a thriving green economy,” Governor Hochul said. “These large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects supported the creation of hundreds of clean, green jobs and will deliver clean energy to hundreds of thousands of New York homes. This Earth Week, we are seeing how clean energy can transform communities and lead to a greener future for all New Yorkers.” Today’s announcement was made at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Grissom Solar project in Montgomery County. Located on approximately 100 acres in the Town of Mohawk, the 20-megawatt project, developed and constructed by CS Energy and owned by MN8 Energy with tax equity financing from M&T Community & Environmental Development LLC, a subsidiary of M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”), was built with $28 million in private investment and created 148 jobs to support its construction and ongoing operations and maintenance in the Mohawk Valley. The recently completed projects include: Central New York Mohawk Valley North Country Southern Tier According to NYSERDA President and CEO Doreen M. Harris, “Governor Hochul’s commitment to New York’s clean energy transition is reaffirmed by the completion of these projects, which have helped power more homes with clean, renewable energy, brought forward new jobs, and spurred local economic development. As we continue on a path towards a zero-emission future, accelerating the development and completion of the dozens of wind and solar projects in our pipeline will continue to be a priority for NYSERDA and we look forward to continuing to work with stakeholders to ensure these projects are advanced in a responsible and timely manner.” These projects, which were awarded by NYSERDA in 2016 and 2017, were completed following productive engagement with local communities. NYSERDA’s growing portfolio of projects are being designed and constructed in ways that avoid development on the highest-quality agricultural lands, include mitigation measures when appropriate, or commit funding to support regional agricultural operations – helping to preserve and protect New York’s valuable agricultural and environmental resources. New York has a robust pipeline of 120 large-scale renewable energy and transmission projects, which are expected to deliver over 14,200 megawatts of new clean power to the grid when completed – enough to power nearly five and a half million New York homes. The State’s commitment to building out new green energy transmission, led by 250 miles of new major upgrades already underway throughout the state, and with the Clean Path New York and Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission lines approved in April, will allow the current pipeline of renewables to power over 66 percent of New York’s electricity from renewable sources once operational. This renewable energy portfolio will be bolstered by NYSERDA’s sixth competitive solicitation, announced last September, calling for 2,000 megawatts or more of new large-scale renewable energy projects, which maintains the predictable pace of state-contracted opportunities for private renewable energy developers. NYSERDA expects to announce the awards in the summer of 2023. photos by Pixabay

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