{"id":5869,"date":"2026-03-10T13:40:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/?post_type=update&#038;p=5869"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:40:43","slug":"we-act-for-environmental-justice-responds-to-inclusion-of-sustainable-future-program-in-legislative-one-house-budget-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-for-environmental-justice-responds-to-inclusion-of-sustainable-future-program-in-legislative-one-house-budget-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"WE ACT for Environmental Justice Responds to Inclusion of Sustainable Future Program in Legislative One-House Budget Resolutions"},"template":"","class_list":["post-5869","update","type-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_type-press-release","person_tax-eric-walker"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"featured_image":5221,"update_type":[366],"focus_area":false,"authors":[217],"abstract":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_hero_links","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_hero_links":{"title":"","abstract":"","links":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>\r\nMarch 10, 2026\r\nContact: Chris Dobens, 718-679-8542, chris@weact.org\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>NEW YORK<\/strong> \u2013 WE ACT for Environmental Justice commends the New York State Legislature for including investments for energy efficiency and affordability in their One-House Budget resolutions (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/bills\/2025\/S9004\/amendment\/B\">S.9004B<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/assembly.state.ny.us\/leg\/?default_fld=&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=A10004&amp;term=2025&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Memo=Y&amp;Text=Y\">A.10004B<\/a>).\r\n\r\n\u201cThe renewal of the $1 billion investment in the Sustainable Future Program will lower energy bills for New Yorkers as well as improve public health \u2013 especially in environmental and disadvantaged communities, which are disproportionately impacted by the cost of and pollution produced by fossil fuels,\u201d explained Eric Walker, Energy Justice Senior Policy Manager at WE ACT for Environmental Justice. \u201cWhat\u2019s more, the Sustainable Future Program is also an economic engine for the state, projected to support 7,400 new, good-paying jobs and generate $1.5 billion in economic activity.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe Sustainable Future Program provides the weatherization and renewable infrastructure necessary to decouple family budgets from volatile, spiking gas prices that are projected to continue to rise through 2026. Both the New York State Senate and Assembly included the $1 billion re-investment in the program in their One-House Budget.\r\n\r\nThe Senate budget also included $150 million for the EmPower+ Program while the Assembly only included $160 million for the program over two years. Empower+ provides essential interventions such as air sealing, insulation, and energy efficient heating systems for close to 30,000 low- and moderate-income households each year.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhile we appreciate the gesture from the Legislature , we know this is simply a down payment on providing the scale of resources needed for low- to moderate-income New Yorkers, buried in energy debt, to reduce their energy usage and bills,\u201d added Walker.\r\n\r\nBoth budget resolutions included significant investments in public schools and universities and thermal energy networks. The Senate set aside $300 million for school decarbonization, with $200 million for retrofitting boilers and HVAC systems and $100 million for solar projects. It also sought to invest $200 million for thermal energy networks in universities, with $126 million for SUNY and $74 million for CUNY.\r\n\r\nThe Senate budget also included $100 million for zero-emission school buses and $250 million for NYSERDA\u2019s NY-Sun program. The Assembly made bolder transportation commitments, with $200 million for zero-emission vehicles, including $100 million for school buses, $50 million for NYSERDA's Charge Ready Program, and another $50 million for municipal, commercial, medium duty, heavy duty, and fleet vehicles. The Assembly budget also included $200 million for renewable energy generation and $40 million for low-income weatherization programs.\r\n\r\n\u201cAs budget negotiations continue, we urge lawmakers to continue to hold the line on New York\u2019s Climate Act and ensure the final budget protects the policies and investments needed to protect vulnerable communities, create good-paying union jobs, clean up our air, and deliver tangible, lasting benefits that prioritize energy affordability for communities across New York,\u201d Walker concluded.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"># # #<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/strong> is a Northern Manhattan-based, membership-driven organization whose mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and\/or low-income residents are meaningfully included in the development of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices. WE ACT has offices in New York and Washington, D.C. Visit us at <a href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/\">weact.org<\/a> and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weactforej\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/weact4ej.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weact4ej\/\">Instagram<\/a>. WE ACT\u2019s legislative priorities are detailed in our <a href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/policy\/\">2026 Policy Agenda<\/a>.","include_drop_cap":false}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WE ACT for Environmental Justice Responds to Inclusion of Sustainable Future Program in Legislative One-House Budget Resolutions - WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-for-environmental-justice-responds-to-inclusion-of-sustainable-future-program-in-legislative-one-house-budget-resolutions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WE ACT for Environmental Justice Responds to Inclusion of Sustainable Future Program in Legislative One-House Budget Resolutions - 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