Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed the Schools Impacted by Gross Highways Act (SIGH Act)—which bans constructing schools 500 feet from highways unless there’s special approval.
The SIGH Act was drafted by the New York Civil Liberties Union and co-sponsored by State Sen. Rachel May and Assembly Member Latoya Joyner in an attempt to combat long-standing environmentally racist urban design in a state ranked first in schools built within 500 feet of highways.
“Despite this setback, we will continue to work to right the historic wrongs that ‘urban development’ has caused to Black and brown communities, particularly young people, so that students and their parents are able to focus on their education without worrying about the quality of the air they breathe.”
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