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MORE THAN 100 GROUPS URGE GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO SIGN THE NEW YORK TREES ACT

“This bill is a win-win for New York, for New York-based businesses, for the global climate and for human rights.”

City Limits: Will New York’s ‘TREES’ Bill Finally Become Law?

A bill that aims to stop companies that have contracts with the state government from contributing to tropical deforestation failed to become law last year. Will the governor veto it again?

154 Signatories from 28 Countries Call On Gov. Hochul to Protect Their Homes and Land By Signing the TREES Act

Ahead of World Rainforest Day (Saturday, June 22), 154 civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations and individuals from across 28 impacted countries and territories in tropical forest regions are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign New York’s historic Tropical Rainforest Economic & Environmental Sustainability Act, or the TREES Act.

Newsday: Governor should sign bill to protect trees and protect ourselves

POLITICO: Hochul’s Turn On Trees

The state Senate passed a bill today that would require businesses selling goods to the Empire State to prove that they don’t illegally contribute to tropical deforestation, teeing the legislation up for a possible second veto from Hochul.

NYS Legislature Passes the TREES Act

Syracuse.com: On Arbor Day, NY needs more from Gov. Kathy Hochul than a green promise (Your Letters)

For Arbor Day, Environmental Advocates of New York Exec Director Vanessa Fajans-Turner calls on Governor Hochul to sign the TREES Act.

New York’s procurement system need not add to forest destruction

Deforestation-free purchasing bill aligns with New York's climate goals and our commitment to human rights.

Times Union: New York’s procurement system need not add to forest destruction

Deforestation-free purchasing bill aligns with New York's climate goals and our commitment to human rights.

Spectrum: Sen. Liz Krueger discusses her bill protecting tropical forests