State creates board and council to address environmental justice issues
Albany, N.Y. — N Environmental Justice (Ben Taylor55; CC BY 2.0)" data-caption-pos="bottom">ew York has enacted legislation creating a permanent Environmental Justice Advisory Board and Interagency Coordinating Council to ensure that no group or class of residents is disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change or the state’s efforts to address it. The advisory board will create a model