Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Environment topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Assemblyman Tommy John Scivone highlights packaging reduction, PFAS limits and estuary stewardship in LTV interview
Summary
In a LTV interview, Assemblyman Tommy John Scivone discussed earning a 100% League of Conservation Voters scorecard and outlined priorities including reducing packaging waste, restricting PFAS in consumer products, and supporting estuary and eelgrass habitat restoration.
In a special-edition interview, state Assemblyman Tommy John Scivone discussed environmental priorities he is pursuing in the New York State Assembly and on the East End.
Scivone said he was proud to receive a 100% scorecard from the New York League of Conservation Voters and highlighted several legislative priorities. He described packaging reduction as "good law," pointing to household waste from shipping materials and municipal disposal costs, and said he continues to push packaging-reduction measures after they failed to pass last year.
He also discussed efforts to limit PFAS (commonly called "forever chemicals") in consumer and beauty-care products, saying such chemicals are present in much of the region’s water and that municipalities and private well owners may seek testing. Scivone encouraged testing and said cleanup and remediation should involve corporate polluters he compared to the concept behind Superfund.
Scivone praised regional stewardship efforts and mentioned the Estuary Partnership’s work to protect productive local ecosystems, including eelgrass habitat restoration. He said securing resources for local stewardship groups and Cornell Cooperative Extension programs are among his priorities for the Eastern End of Long Island.
The interview was promoted for full viewing on LTV’s YouTube channel; no specific bills’ text, bill numbers, or timelines were provided on air.
