US EditionHochul Moves to Weaken Aggressive New York Climate Law
Hochul aims to delay 2030 emissions targets and revise greenhouse-gas accounting citing cost concerns, while New York has reduced emissions by about 14%, environmentalists oppose.
- On Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul proposed revising the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act by delaying regulations and changing greenhouse-gas accounting methods, calling the targets 'costly and unattainable'.
- A NYSERDA memo found implementing the policy would spike energy bills, with the average residential electricity price last November at 26.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, prompting affordability concerns.
- Earthjustice and environmental groups sued in 2025, and a judge's October ruling increased pressure to act, with 29 Senate Democrats vowing to resist changes, according to statements.
- Hochul is seeking to include revisions in the state budget due April 1, with business groups and labor unions praising the proposed corrections as 'reasonable and necessary'.
- Given federal rollbacks, observers warn weakening New York State's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act could signal broader national retrenchment as emissions fell about 14% by 2023.
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Governor Hochul discussed proposed climate act change
New York's landmark 2019 Climate Act was under review according to Governor Kathy Hochul. After a government memo was released earlier this year, New Yorkers learned they could face utility bill increases of over $4,000. On Monday, Governor Hochul spoke to the media for the first time since she called for changes to the state's major climate act to prevent rising utility costs. It required 40% emissions reductions by 2030 and 85% reduction by 2…
Citing affordability, NY Gov. Hochul looks to punt climate rules
Gov. Kathy Hochul discusses New York’s participation in the U.S. Climate Alliance’s Governors’ Climate-Ready Workforce Initiative in this Sept. 23, 2024 file photo. (Don Pollard / Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul)New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to scale back a landmark climate law once hailed as one of the nation’s strongest, arguing it’s necessary to deal with the “economic and political challenges” facing the state.In an op-ed Friday, Hochul laid …
Gov. Hochul: Delay Climate Change Rules Before the Election
Kathy Hochul’s “affordability” agenda is struggling under New York’s skyrocketing energy bills. She won’t allow fracking, which could make New York energy independent. She apparently knows that the upcoming climate deadlines will come before her election. It’s not that she suddenly cares about New Yorkers who won’t be able to afford energy. She only wants […] The post Gov. Hochul: Delay Climate Change Rules Before the Election appeared first on …
Hochul Claims the Climate Act Can Be Affordable
It is time for real courage in Albany to admit that the fundamentals of the Climate Act need to be revised because we do not know how much this will cost and there has never been a feasibility analysis that proves that wind and solar provide enough energy to power the electric system. Unless the technological challenges are recognized and solutions proposed we will never know the true costs. I do not believe that net-zero climate action and aff…
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