The New York Climate Change Superfund Act is a precedent-setting law and it would create a fee on big greenhouse gas emitters, big oil and gas companies who are making tremendous profits. They would be sharing a fee that would create $3 billion a year for three projects from the climate crisis: repair, resilience and community protection programs.
Read More"It’s time to get New York’s polluter pays program up and running and generate upwards of $3 billion to fund the transition toward a clean, green economy that benefits working people across the state,” Executive Director Stephan Edel said in a statement. “There's no more time for delays. We’ll mark our calendars.”
Read More“Our state should be a leader in clean energy creation. Instead, because of government flip-flopping and cowardice, we cannot even stick to a plan of action.”
Read MoreSupporters of the NY Heat Act say it’s a solution to New Yorkers’ rising energy bills. The legislation would curb the expansion of gas infrastructure and stop utility customers from picking up the hefty tab.
Read MoreA proposed $2 billion rate hike has Gov. Hochul demanding a redo, and the utility giant says rising property taxes and other costs necessitate higher charges to energy consumers.
Read MoreA coalition of 69 environmental, faith, human rights, and good governance groups from across New York State are demanding that three developers withdraw their applications to site a data center at the Western New York Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP). In their letters, the groups cite the threat data centers pose to regional environmental quality, local quality of life, and the sovereignty and well-being of the federally recognized Tonawanda Seneca Nation, whose Reservation Territory abuts the parcel under consideration for a data center.
Read MoreThis day of lobbying Jan. 22 was organized by NY Renews, a coalition of environmental, justice, labor and faith groups and featured volunteers from around New York state. The main topics for discussion? The implementation of the state’s cap-and-invest program and the NY Heat Act.
Read MoreOrders pulled back approval of new wind leases, lifted restrictions on resource extraction and cut off money dedicated to electric vehicle charging. Their legality may be challenged, but climate advocates are preparing for the worst.
Read MoreIf all you heard was her State of the State address, Kathy Hochul would sound like a governor ready to make bold moves on climate.
Read MoreIt looked like 2025 could be a tipping point for climate action in New York. Instead, the governor is backtracking on key parts of her agenda.
Read MoreTwo reports backed by environmental advocates found distributing money raised from a cap-and-trade program would leave households better off.
Read MoreAs Donald Trump steps into the White House, the push to secure green programs and legislation that have been years in the making will be a top priority for environmental activists this legislative session.
Read MoreThe state is due to unveil a “cap and invest” program — its biggest effort yet to fund climate initiatives. But fears about hiking prices may limit its scope.
Read MoreAdvocates for the environment and working-class New Yorkers held rallies last Thursday across the state to pressure Gov. Kathy Hochul to include money in next year’s budget that would cap energy prices for residents.
Read MoreThe New York Power Authority's effort to gather public comments on potential renewable energy projects got underway at the Niagara Power Vista.
Read MoreBy 2050, climate leaders in New York state are envisioning an era in which all the state’s electricity will come from carbon-free sources, eliminating almost all greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreThe November presidential election is pivotal, environmental advocates say: Americans are deciding between Vice President Kamala Harris, who has a track record in climate action, and Donald Trump, who continuously denies that climate change exists.
Read MoreWe are years behind on the pace of reaching the goals of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
Read MoreThis week marks 10 years since the People’s Climate March, then the largest climate march in history.
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