NYLPI filed an amicus brief—or “friend of the court” brief, in simpler language—to help defend New York City’s waste equity law, passed in the summer of 2018 to address the overburdening of communities.

Influential newsletter features waste equity viewpoint by NYLPI Senior Staff Attorney Melissa Iachan.

City shows exclusive waste zoning would bring traffic, pollution reductions, double recycling rates, and create green jobs.

The crash comes as de Blasio’s administration is pushing a major reform that it says will improve the safety records of waste trucks that crisscross the city’s streets.

New Yorkers showed up in force for a hearing, in support of a new plan to create exclusive commercial waste zones in New York.

Garbage haulage company involved in two horrific deaths closes its doors after years of advocacy.