Hochul Buys Time on Pollution Rules

Hochul buys time on pollution rules

After a year of walking back its major climate commitments, New York moved an inch forward on Monday, when the Department of Environmental Conservation finalized rules to guide how major polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions.

Hochul Buys Time on Pollution Rules

The Reporters’ Notebook features bite-sized stories and updates from New York Focus reporters on the topics they cover. After a year of walking back its major climate commitments, New York moved an inch forward on Monday, when the Department of Environmental Conservation finalized rules to guide how major polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions.  Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration announced the rules just after filing an appeal last …