Opinion: It’s time to Cap Pollution, Lower Energy Bills, and Invest in NY’s Future

The Climate Act, which requires a statewide reduction of pollution, was meant to be a groundbreaking law for climate and justice, and it still can be if it’s actually funded and implemented. Gov. Hochul has a choice: Will she make corporate polluters pay and fight for our right to breathe clean air, or will she keep letting them poison and destroy our communities and charge us more while they’re at it?

She cannot delay any longer. She can reduce our emissions, cut consumer costs, and help with energy affordability today. In the meantime, we must demand that our leaders put people over big polluters and make the transition to a cleaner, healthier, more affordable future for all. 

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