Author Petya Miller

23 Jul

Our Own Asher’s Great Op-ed: Speaker Heastie Blocked Key Climate Bills

  Our own Asher has a great new op ed that is turning up the heat on Speaker Heastie to do his job because Albany failed us. Speaker Heastie blocked key climate bills with massive public support—including packaging reduction & NY HEAT. We won’t forget. New Yorkers want climate justice. If you ignore us, you […]

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23 Jul

🚨 08/09: Tell Hochul: No Trump Pipelines in New York!

Tell Hochul: No Trump Pipelines in New York! 🚨 Trump wants to revive fracked gas pipelines in NY — and Hochul might let it happen. On Aug 9, we’re standing up to say: NO Trump Pipelines in NY! Our health, climate & future are on the line. Join us & speak out. RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/no-trump-pipelines-in-ny  

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20 Jun

June 2025: Planting Hope in Coney Island

  🎧 Dive Into Resilience: Listen to Abby Jordan on Climate Education, Coastal Justice & Healing After Sandy Our host Eva is joined by Abby Jordan, Climate Education Program Manager at the National Wildlife Federation. Abby Jordan is a Brooklyn native, the daughter of immigrants from El Salvador who settled in Brighton Beach. She was an Environmental Fellow at […]

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29 May

05/30 – Rally for NY HEAT Act now!

Rally with us on the Upper West Side to call for passage of the NY HEAT Act now! May 30th at 1 pm at 96th Street subway station (Broadway & West 96th Street) With the state budget finally done, Albany lawmakers must prioritize passing the NY HEAT Act in the waning weeks of the legislative […]

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29 May

05/30 – Breathe Easy: Cleaner Air & Lower Bills

🌀 Breathe Easy: Cleaner Air & Lower Bills with Assemblymember Brian Cunningham 📍 Family-friendly event | 🎨 Kids activities | 🍕 Pizza on the roof! Come on May 30th at 5:30 PM at BKLYN Commons location on495 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 Join us for a FREE community gathering focused on making your home healthier, […]

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21 May

May 2025: Talking Trash with the Sanitation Foundation

The latest guest on the Climate Check podcast is Julie Raskin, Executive Director of the Sanitation Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of New York City’s Department of Sanitation. Julie explains how our waste is actually full of valuable resources that can save energy and money if properly sorted and processed. Educating everyone from toddlers to […]

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14 May

Testify for Cap & Invest!

  Tell NYS you want real investments in climate action. Testify in person at the NYC hearing on June 12 or virtually at hearings on June 12. Here’s more information on testifying and crafting your testimony.

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1 May

Climate Check Episode April 2025: Winning the Fight for Sustainable Transportation

Audrey is joined by Jaqi Cohen, Director of Climate and equity Policy at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. TSTC advocates for increased mobility in the greater NYC region. Its priorities are expanding public transit, creating safer streets, transitioning away from fossil fuels, and fighting for equitable funding of transportation projects. Their approach is talking to communities […]

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19 Mar

Podcast: NY Renews’ Call to Legislature to Fund Climate

Climate Check’s host, Eva, welcomes Rachel Coyle, a Coalition Organizing Fellow at NY Renews. Based in NYC, Rachel is a dedicated climate advocate and activist. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University and, before joining NY Renews, worked as a sustainability consultant, helping businesses with carbon accounting and decarbonization. She also served as a […]

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13 Mar

Film Screening: Microplastic Madness

🌊🎬 Join us together with Cageteria Culture, Beyond Plastics Brooklyn, and Go Green Brooklyn for a powerful film screening! 🎬🌊 Plastic pollution is everywhere—but so is youth-led action! 🙌 Don’t miss a special screening of Microplastic Madness, a documentary following Brooklyn kids tackling the plastic crisis. 📅 Thursday, March 27, 2025 🕕 6-8 PM ET […]

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13 Mar

🎭✨ Calling all creatives!

Want to bring art and activism together? Join 350Brooklyn’s Arts & Ideas Events Work Group! 🎨💡 We create powerful, eye-catching installations that spark climate action—and we’re kicking off work on our Coney Island Mermaid Parade piece for this June! 🧜‍♀️🌊 Come to brainstorm, build, and make waves with us! No experience needed—just enthusiasm and a […]

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1 Mar

Climate Check Podcast: February 2025 Episode – Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

🎙️ New Episode Alert! Join our host, Eva, as she chats with Michael Burger, Executive Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Senior Research Scholar at Columbia Law School. They’re diving into the latest in climate law and policy—how legal frameworks drive real environmental progress and what’s shaping the future of sustainability. […]

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1 Feb

Fund Climate Mobilization in Albany | Jan 22 Recap

On January 22, the 350 Brooklyn team proudly joined the Fund Climate mobilization in Albany! With 400 RSVPs and 350 groups represented, we stood alongside passionate advocates to demand urgent climate action. Together, we tackled pressing issues—from fossil-fueled extreme weather and pollution to unaffordable housing, threats to democracy, and the highest income inequality in the […]

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22 Dec

January 22nd Fund Climate Mass Mobilization

It’s not news to anyone that New Yorkers have multiple crises on their hands: fossil-fueled extreme weather and pollution, unaffordable and substandard housing, an endangered democracy, and income inequality higher than any other state. NY Renews has a plan to address these crises head-on: our Fund Climate Campaign. We’re launching it with a massive day […]

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15 Dec

🚨 Gov. Hochul, Sign the Climate Change Superfund Act: Dec 17

🚨 Gov. Hochul, Sign the Climate Change Superfund Act! 🚨 Join us for a rally outside her new NYC office to demand bold climate action! 🌍 The Climate Change Superfund Act ensures polluters pay their fair share for the damage they’ve caused. 📍 919 Third Avenue 🗓️ Tuesday, December 17 ⏰ 12 PM Together, we […]

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13 Nov

Help Transportation Alternatives save congestion pricing

Congestion pricing will fund New York’s public transit system, reduce pollution and crashes, and help keep our city secure and stable in a time of uncertainty. Donald Trump has made clear he is opposed to congestion pricing and will cancel it if given the chance. That will be far more difficult if congestion pricing is […]

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13 Nov

New York trees need you!

While 350Bk focuses on the kinds of structural changes that will slow down and then halt global warming, nevertheless we also need to respond to the immediate impacts of a changing climate as they develop. In October 0.01 inches of rain fell in New York City, the lowest recorded monthly rainfall ever. Drought is now […]

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13 Nov

Tell NYPA to build public renewable energy now – Wed, November 20 from 10 am – 12 pm and 6 – 8 pm

Tell the NY Power Authority (NYPA) to do its job and build public renewable energy! NYPA’s draft strategic plan for the next two years is out now, and it comes nowhere near meeting the state’s climate goals. NYPA’s plan also falls far short of its obligations under the hard-won 2023 Build Public Renewables Act. It’s […]

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13 Nov

Climate Check Podcast: FABSCRAP – A Call For Fashion Industry Reduction

The newest Climate Check episode is out! Tune in to the conversation about fashion reduction! Jessica Schreiber of FABSCRAP joins Audrey Stanton. Jessica explains how her established nonprofit collects and recycles the unending stream of fabric waste generated by the fashion design industry. Textiles experience the typical issues of any kind of waste, but have […]

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1 Nov

Albany 101: Intro to NY State Climate Legislation – Wed, November 13 at 6:30 pm

Trump guarantees the rollback, if not slaughter of, federal climate legislation. While we will have to fight back about that federal legislation (and go to DC more often), our state-wide work is more important than ever. Join this meeting to get up to speed on the basics of how Albany works, Brooklyn leaders and laggards, […]

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28 Sep

Power Hour – Right to Cooling: Oct 1 and Oct 4

Join our Power Hour Monday at 12 pm, by registering here. This week, we’re returning to one of our priority campaigns from this summer — The Right to Cooling Legislative Package. We’ll be making calls in support of these three proposed bills in city council which would address the impacts of extreme heat in NYC. […]

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28 Sep

Climate Check Podcast September 2024: The Climate Change Prophet

Our host Eva Dean is joined by Sameer Ranade, the ‘The Climate Change Prophet.’ Sameer is a climate justice activist and spoken word rhyme artist who believes social progress can be made through art, education, organizing, & inclusivity. Sameer has dedicated his career and artistic endeavors to the cause of social justice and climate protection.

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27 Sep

Tell Governor Hochul: Make Polluters Pay!

📣We’re calling on @GovKathyHochul to sign New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act! This bill will #MakePollutersPay the state $3 billion a year, 35% of which will go to systematically marginalized communities for much-needed infrastructure repairs. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/NewYorkClimateSuperfund

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17 Sep

350BK General Meeting: Sept 18

NYS Climate Law is Under Attack: Call to Action New York is failing—badly—its own mandates under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Governor Hochul is questioning the law altogether. Meanwhile, she’s quashed congestion pricing, the best hope for shoring up mass transit and reducing transportation emissions in NYC. What’s going on? How can we […]

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5 Sep

Climate Check’s Creative Showcase for the Info Commons Community On Sat, Sep 14

Climate Check’s Creative Showcase for the Info Commons Community On Sat, Sep 14, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm at Central Library, Info Commons Lab Eva Welchman, the Executive Producer and Show Host of the Climate Check podcast, is going to showcase the work behind our monthly podcast,

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