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4 •                    • Thursday, July 9, 2026                                             Federal appeals court upholds
     Buffalo briefs                                               the lawn of the Botanical Gardens,  New York’s 'gas stove ban'

                                                                  South Park Ave. The event is free.
                                                                     Dogs are allowed to attend the
     History Museum prepares                                      event on the front lawn but may not  amid legal challenge
     Decades Dance                                                enter the conservatory.
       This summer, The Buffalo His-                                                               By Chris Wade               emissions,  which  drive  climate
     tory Museum is excited to debut the                          Botanical Butterfly              (The  Center  Square)  —    New  change. They praised the ruling.
     Decades Dance on Friday, July 17                             Experience extended           York could be moving ahead with a  “The  gas  industry  tried  to  take
     from  7  -  10  p.m.  in  place  of  the                        The  Buffalo  and  Erie  County  first-in-the-nation  ban  on  natural  away the ability for local voters to
     Party  on  the  Portico  series  as  the                                                   gas hookups in new buildings after  choose  to  build  cleaner,  healthier,
                                                                  Botanical Gardens has announced it
     museum  begins  several  infrastruc-                         will extend its Butterfly Experience  a  federal  appeals  court  rejected  a  and more sustainable homes for our
     ture  and  preservation  projects                                                          challenge from industry groups.  kids  to  grow  up  in,"  Dror  Ladin,
                                                                  to  July 26. Enjoy the conservatory
     around our historic portico and ter-                         and the butterflies from 10 a.m. - 4  The  ruling  issued  Tuesday  by  senior attorney at the environmental
     races.                                                                                     the  U.S.  Court  of  Appeals  Second  advocacy group Earthjustice, said in
                                                                  p.m.
       There  will  be  prizes  for:  Best  Special BPS meeting set                             Circuit rejected a lawsuit by natural  a statement. "But Congress has nev-
     Outfit  (any  decade),  Best  Dancer,                                                      gas  industry  groups  challenging  a  er supported such a power grab, and
                                      The  Buffalo  Public  School  $7.16 Day is almost here
     and  Longest  on  the  Dance  Floor.  Board has announced it will hold a  And, on Thursday, July 16, 10  provision of New York's All-Elec-  the court saw right through the gas
     Admission: $30.00                                                                          tric Buildings Act, which would ban  industry’s claims."
                                   special board meeting Monday, July a.m. - 4 p.m. the Buffalo and Erie
       The  museum  improvements,  13, 2026, at 6 p.m.,  801 City Hall.  County  Botanical  Gardens  will  gas hookups in new buildings under  But   construction   industry
     made  possible  through  its  partner-                                                     seven  stories,  among  other  restric-  groups said in court filings that the
                                                                  charge  $7.16  admission    for
     ship with the City of Buffalo, will  Bloom and Bark is July 12  #716Day. Included with admission  tions.                  restrictions  are  government  over-
     help  protect  the  museum’s  collec-                                                         A coalition of construction and  reach that would punish consumers
                                      Get ready for a day of pawsitive on $7.16 day is access to the Butter-
     tions,  improve  accessibility  and  vibes and garden-side fun at Bloom fly Experience! Visit www.buffalo  trade groups sued to block the 2023  with higher energy costs but do little
     safety  for  guests,  and  preserve  the                                                   law, saying it conflicts with federal  to  blunt  the  impacts  of  climate
                                   and Bark! Hosted by the Botanical gardens.com/ for details.
     iconic  building  for  generations  to  Gardens  in  partnership  with  Awe-               law under the 1975 Energy Policy  change. It would also cost jobs and
     come. While portions of the outdoor                                                        and  Conservation  Act  and  would  hurt  the  state's  economy,  they  ar-
                                   some Paws Rescue, this free, fami-  Special meeting
     spaces  will  be  under  construction                                                      drive  up  costs  for  businesses  and  gued.
                                   ly-friendly  event  brings  together
     throughout the season, the museum                            on gun violence set           energy consumers.                 "The ban presents an existential
                                   adoptable  pets  from  local  rescues,
     looks  forward  to  celebrating  with                           Buffalo Common Council Presi-  But  the  appeals  court  upheld  threat  for  the  small,  family-owned
                                   pet-focused vendors, delicious food
     the community in a new way while                             dent Pro Tempore and Masten Dis-  lower court rulings that had deter-  businesses  in  New  York  that  sell,
                                   trucks, and fun activities for all ages.
     continuing  its  commitment  to  pre-                        trict  Councilwoman  Zeneta  B.  mined  federal  law  "does  not  pre-  install,  and  service  gas  equipment
                                      Bloom  and  Bark  will  be  held
     serving and improving the historic                           Everhart is partnering with Intersect  empt"  the  state's  regulations  on  and  infrastructure,"  the  plaintiffs
                                   Sunday, July 12, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on
     landmark home.                                               Buffalo and the City of Buffalo Of-  natural gas hook ups, and on Tues-  wrote in the legal challenge. "And it
                                                                  fice of Gun Violence Prevention to  day dismissed the industry lawsuit.  threatens the livelihoods of the indi-
                                                                  host an emergency Strategy Session  "The  statute  does  not  directly  viduals who work in these fields."
                                                                  on  Wednesday,  July  8,  following  regulate the availability of fossil-fu-  In  Congress,  a  group  of  New
                                                                  the violence that occurred through-  el-powered  appliances,  and  its  ex-  York  Republicans  pushed  a  plan
                                                                  out the city over the July 4 weekend.  press preemption provision does not  that  sought  to  block  New  York's
                                                                     Councilwoman Everhart is hold-  extend  to  laws  far  beyond  its  de-  pending natural gas restrictions. The
                                                                  ing the Strategy Session to identify  fined  regulatory  reach,"  the  three-  Energy Choice Act, if approved and
                                                                  new  programs  and  approaches  to  judge  panel  wrote  in  the  46-page  signed by President Donald Trump,
                                                                  address the root causes of violence,  ruling.                would  prevent  states  or  local  gov-
                                                                  particularly  those  related  to  at-risk  The New York law, which bans  ernments  from  banning  energy
                                                                  teenagers  and  young  adults.  The  natural gas and oil heating in most  sources like natural gas or propane
                                                                  session will be held at 5:30 p.m. at  new construction by 2029, was set  in new construction.
                                                                  Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 701 East  to take effect on Jan. 1 but the Gov.
                                                                  Delavan Ave.                  Kathy Hochul decided to delay im-
                                                                     Buffalo police responded to six  plementation  of  the  requirements
                                                                  shootings overnight July 4 and into  while  the  legal  challenge  from  in-
                                                                  July  5,  resulting  in  11  individuals  dustry groups played out in court.
                                                                  suffering  non-life-threatening  inju-  Hochul has pushed for a ban on
                                                                  ries. All of the shootings occurred in  new  and  existing  gas  hook-ups  as  Contact
                                                                  the  area  of  a  large,  unapproved  part  of  her  environmental  agenda,
                                                                  “street  takeover”  party  that  took  saying  the  move  would  improve  Roxie Harbison
                                                                  place in the Masten District neigh-  public  health  and  help  reduce  the
                                                                  borhood. The latest episode of vio-  state's carbon footprint.  roxieriverrock@email.com
                                                                  lence  highlights  the  need  for  Environmental  groups  want
                                                                  programming,  events,  and  support  New York to electrify its buildings,  716-835-9455 x 102
                                                                  systems  to  provide  young  people  saying they account for a large share
                                                                  with resources and safe alternatives  of the state's excess greenhouse gas
                                                                  for social gatherings.


                                                                  New  York  is  2026’s  2nd  best
                                                                  state for sports lovers
                                                                       With  the  FIFA  World  Cup  in
                                                                  full swing and the final less than two
                                                                  weeks away, the non-profit organi-
                                                                  zation  SmileHub  recently  released
                                                                  new reports on the Best Charities for
                                                                  Sports  &  Recreation  and  the  Best
                                                                  States for Sports Lovers in 2026.
                                                                     To highlight the most sports-lov-
                                                                  ing states, SmileHub compared each
                                                                  of  the  50  states  based  on  20  key
                                                                  metrics. The data set ranges from the
                                                                  number of sports charities per capita
                                                                  to the number of sports-related jobs
                                                                  per  capita  to  the  number  of  sports
                                                                  scholarships per capita.
                                                                     Support for Sports in New York
                                                                  (1=Best, 25=Avg.):
                                                                     Overall Rank: 2nd
                                                                     2nd  –  Number  of  Professional
                                                                  Teams
                                                                     4th – Sports & Recreation Char-
                                                                  ities per Capita
                                                                     8th  –  Sports-Related  Degrees
                                                                  Awarded per Capita
                                                                     8th – Sports Clubs per Capita
                                                                     8th – Sporting Goods Stores per
                                                                  Capita
                                                                     7th  –  Sports  Scholarships  per
                                                                  Capita
                                                                     To view the full report and your
                                                                  state’s  rank,  visit:  https://smile
                                                                  hub.org/blog/best-states-for-sports-
                                                                  lovers/139
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