Some climate activists want the mayor to take a stronger stance. He previously said the state’s climate law “is not a suggestion. It is a mandate.”
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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday proposed a new target date of 2040 for New York to meet its short-term goal to lower gas emissions – a delay of a plan enacted in a 2019 state law to battle climate change.
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Rising energy prices are a hot button issue for all New Yorkers and Gov. Kathy Hochul is adding fuel to the fire by proposing to weaken the state's climate protection law while pushing for an "all-of-the-above approach" to curbing utility costs in New York.
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200 national, state, local groups and representatives from 6 Indigenous Nations have sent a letter to Governor Hochul demanding that she drop her plans to build 5 gigawatts of new nuclear power in the state.
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Lawmakers, environmental activists push back on Hochul’s concerns
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Governor Kathy Hochul has urged New York state lawmakers to delay emission mandates in the state's landmark climate law, citing warnings about severe spikes in utility and gas bills. However, environmentalists and Democratic legislative leaders have pushed back, arguing that the governor is using the global volatility of fossil fuels as an excuse to gut environmental protections behind the scenes.
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In a set of letters sent to Governor Hochul today, 200 national, state, local groups and representatives from 6 Indigenous Nations demanded that Hochul drop her stated plans to build 5 gigawatts of new nuclear power in the state.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul says a new nuclear power plant would help the state meet rising electricity demand. Residents are worried about the environmental and economic fallout.
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Hochul outlined a slew of proposals on Tuesday to curb energy bills and clean up the grid, but her push for a nuclear energy renaissance looms over them all.
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Beyond a long-term effort to build new nuclear, the governor on Tuesday didn’t advance any major new policies or funding to reduce emissions from buildings or transportation. That’s frustrating for some environmental advocates who want to see continued progress toward New York’s climate goals, which it is not on track to meet.
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NY Renews is out with a new report detailing the jobs benefits of their plan to spend theoretical revenue from a cap-and-trade program Gov. Kathy Hochul hasn’t moved forward.
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Two new reports highlight New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s ties to polluting industries. But she’s not the only one with that problem.
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Their criticism of her climate and energy stances has intensified. Will that make a dent in her reelection campaign?
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Lobbying firms for fossil fuel and utility companies have spent about $16 million to influence Gov. Kathy Hochul since she took office in 2021, according to a new report by a consortium of environmental groups – a 52% spike from the start of the reporting period.
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Nearly two dozen people represented by Allies of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, Westchester members of the statewide NY Renews coalition, and other local community groups held a press conference and rally outside the New York Power Authority (NYPA) Headquarters in White Plains ahead of their Board of Trustees meeting.
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The New York Power Authority plans to develop, own and operate dozens of renewable energy projects in 2026, among them a solar farm on a shuttered Albany landfill and energy storage systems in Westchester County.
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For the first time in years, New York’s environmental justice advocates say they’ll be working with the city’s government—rather than against it.
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Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee who will serve as New York City’s next mayor, ran his campaign on affordability—pushing campaign promises for free buses and more accessible housing.
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An Albany County judge ruled that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is violating state law by failing to issue regulations to reduce emissions.
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They make a big show of standing up to Trump. But what about standing up for the planet?
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