NEW YORK, N.Y.— Governor Andrew Cuomo’s state of the state address, combined for the first time with his executive budget proposal, discussed a range of pro-environmental initiatives. The Governor’s announcement included proposals to: raise the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) to $300 million; spend $http://southbuffalonews.com5 million on clean energy opportunity training programs to train workers for solar installation and technology; install solar panels on over http://southbuffalonews.com50,000 homes and businesses; and, eliminate the use of coal in New York State by 2020.