Developers looking to build thousands of wind turbines off the Mid-Atlantic and New England coast are coming up against a force even more relentless than the Atlantic winds: the Iron Law of Megaprojects, offering a warning of the trouble ahea Read More
In a surprise development, Governor Kathy Hochul has changing the way the state accounts for emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas. The proposal has big implications for New Yor Read More
Governor Hochul is pushing back against the fear that she’s coming after homeowners’ gas stoves. She that she’s not, and that she’d “like to deal in the truth here becau Read More
Propane and gas furnaces may soon disappear from New Yorkers’ homes, even if they want to keep them. On December 19, the New York State Climate Action Council (Council) approved a 24-chapter, 445-page Scoping Plan to implement the state’s so-c Read More
Albany, NY — An Albany mandate requiring 100 percent of new passenger car and truck sales be zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035 could be as improbable as it is harmful for middle- and low-income New Yorkers, a new Empire Center Read More
Overview New York has adopted a statutory goal that 100 percent of new passenger car and truck sales be zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035. Ultimately, the only way to accomplish this goal will be to prohibit sales of Read More
Chief among a public servant’s responsibilities to their constituents is to be truthful about the policies they are enacting—but New York’s Climate Action Council is misleading the public about the benefits of the Read More
A climate law adopted by the State Legislature in 2019 requires that New York transition to alternative energy sources on an aggressive timeline. Read More