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Just two months ago, the state argued in court that it couldn’t halt the all-electric buildings law even if it wanted to. Then it abruptly changed course.

ByColin Kinniburgh, New York Focus 2Comments

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Jul 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Labor Land Use and Development

New York Moves Forward in Banning Gas Equipment in New Construction—For Now

The state updated its building code to green-light the “all-electric” law that prohibits the use of gas equipment in new buildings. A court for the Northern District of New York…

ByMariana Simões 7Comments

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May 2025

Climate and Environment Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: A Public Bank for the Public Good

“Some say the need for a municipal bank is even greater as the Trump administration plots cuts to housing, green energy and other programs.”

ByDoug Turetsky 3Comments

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Apr 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

State Should Use Bond Act Funds to Electrify Homes at NYCHA, Lawmakers Say

A group of state representatives are asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to steer some of the $4.2 billion in Bond Act funds for energy upgrades in public housing, where tenants are subject…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Apr 2025

Climate and Environment Economy Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Gov. Hochul Must Do What Eric Adams Won’t—Solve NYC’s Affordability & Climate Crises

“Through a tax on the mega-rich, the Livable New York Act would fund 100,000 units of deeply affordable housing and transition every building in New York off of fossil fuels…

ByOlivia Leirer 3Comments

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Mar 2025

Climate and Environment Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

New York Approved a Major Gas Pipeline Expansion. What Does it Mean for its Climate Goals?

The approval of Iroquois’ enhancement project, which utility companies argue is needed to heat New Yorkers’ homes in the coldest months, amps up planet-warming pollution—and signals that the state’s commitment…

ByMariana Simões

ByPatrick Spauster 3Comments

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Feb 2025

Climate and Environment Immigration

The Campaign to Debunk Climate Lies in Latino Communities

“We say it’s a civil rights issue, because by sowing doubt and confusion, misinformation campaigns ultimately undermine the ability of the Latina community to advocate for themselves and participate in…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Feb 2025

Climate and Environment Economy Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: New York City Must Leverage Its Financial Power for a Cleaner Future

“We need to be crystal clear: if you’re managing our money, you better be taking climate risk seriously and cutting off financing for new fossil fuel projects. If not, we’re…

ByJustin Brannan 5Comments

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Dec 2024

Climate and Environment Education Government Opinion

Opinion: If Gov. Hochul Cares About Working Parents, She’ll Sign the Climate Change Superfund Act

“Right now, working families like us are footing the bill for the billions in damages caused by these climate disasters, while the fossil fuel companies sowing climate misinformation and poisoning…

ByEliza Clark

ByLiat Olenick

ByAbby Loomis 0Comments

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Nov 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Will Trump’s New EPA Pick Move His ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Agenda Forward?

Drilling for more oil and gas may not have legs in progressive New York, where local laws bar these efforts. But larger climate goals could suffer a blow.

ByMariana Simões 5Comments

Why Did Hochul Back Down on New York’s Gas Ban?