This week, pushback on changes to environmental policy that local lawmakers fear will negatively impact New Yorkers. A new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency will stop calculating the cost of lives saved or health care issues avoided thanks to certain air pollution regulations – citing “uncertainty.”
Rep. Ritchie Torres told News 12’s Amanda Bossard that the consequences of this could be devastating.
Also, a one-on-one interview with state Sen. Luis Sepulveda – the new chair of the influential Senate Judiciary Committee.
