Hochul administration ordered to implement climate law

Environmental groups, including NY Renews, Environmental Defense Fund and Environmental Advocates NY, issued statements celebrating the judge’s ruling and urging Hochul to release the cap-and-invest regulations. “This ruling is a powerful message that the Climate Act is the law and must be enforced,” said NY Renews Executive Director Stephan Edel. “The Governor cannot continue to ignore the law and jeopardize New Yorkers’ lives and future.”

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