Nyack: A Silver-Certified Climate Smart Community

The Climate Smart Communities (CSC) program, established by New York State, assists local governments in taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. This program provides grants, rebates for electric vehicles, and free technical assistance.

Nyack demonstrated its commitment by adopting the CSC pledge in 2013, becoming the first bronze-certified community in Rockland County in 2019. In 2023, the Hudson Valley Regional Council awarded Nyack the Climate Stalwart Award. The Village was recertified at the bronze level in 2024 and achieved silver certification in 2025.

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Climate Smart Committee Meeting Minutes

Climate Smart Co Chair
Marcy Denker
mbdenker@gmail.com

Climate Smart Co Chair
Steve Cea
scea2014@gmail.com

Committee Members
John Cavuto, Maegan Ciolino, Rosemary Farrell, Kathy Galione, Andrew Goodwillie, Ian Graham, Pearl Gray, Doug Kaufman, Shelley Kaufman, Peggy Kurtz, Christina Leano, Frankie Lede, Kier Levesque, Rachel Lovell, Taylor Mandelbaum, Liz McGrory, Joel Newton, Sue Odierna, Yvonne Rode, Tristan Schwartzman, Kathy Schwarz, Andy Stewart, Glenn Sungela, Harry Vetter, Jim Wilcox