January 30, 2026 – Environmental Advocates NY is urging state lawmakers to boost funding for environmental protection, clean water and climate initiatives as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed executive budget. Katherine Nadeau, deputy executive director of policy and programs for the organization, testified Wednesday during a joint legislative public hearing on the state budget.
The Governor and Legislature are working to balance a budget while the federal government rolls back protections and pulls longstanding funding commitments out from under New York. In this context, budget choices matter deeply — not in the abstract, but in how we protect the water New Yorkers drink, the air we breathe, and the resilience of our communities.
-EANY’s Katherine Nadeau
