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As wind and solar renewable projects across the state hit hurdles, environmental advocates say investing in an underground network of heat pumps is the Big Apple’s best bet at reducing…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Climate and Environment Government Politics

What Did NY State Lawmakers Do to Address Climate Change This Year?

“We’re at a point where the state needs to begin adopting policies at breakneck speed to meet our climate law mandates,” said Liz Moran, New York policy advocate for Earthjustice. “So…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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May 2023

Economy Government Transportation

Costly Utility Rates Could Jeopardize MTA’s Move to All-Electric Buses

This summer, utility companies must submit plans detailing how they’ll implement a series of solutions to make electricity rates more affordable for electric vehicles. But their plan has fallen short…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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May 2023

Climate and Environment Government

Opinion: New York Utilities Must Align With State’s Climate Goals

“New York State laid out the strategy for equitably addressing the climate crisis. Now we must pass the NY HEAT Act to ensure we can deliver on that promise and…

ByKarines Reyes

BySonal Jessel 0Comments

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Feb 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: How New York’s Utilities Are Spreading Disinformation About Electric Heating

“The answer is clear. We need to stop burning fossil fuels in buildings. It’s not too late for New York’s gas utilities to help us do that.”

ByJuan-Pablo Velez 1Comment

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Dec 2022

Government

Hochul Vetoes Utility Transparency Bill Aimed at Addressing New Yorkers’ Pandemic Debt

Gov. Kathy Hochul late last month vetoed a bill that would have required the state to collect and publicly report on the number of New Yorkers struggling to pay for…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Climate and Environment

National Grid Secures Gas Rate Hike Attached to Controversial Brooklyn Pipeline

The decision was the first rate hike the state considered since passage of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, setting a precedent for how New York might enforce the…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Climate and Environment

Activists, Chuck Schumer Protest National Grid’s Brooklyn Pipeline Ahead of Rate Hike Vote

The state will vote Thursday on whether to approve higher gas rates to help fund construction of the seven-mile fracked gas pipeline, which runs from Brownsville up to Greenpoint.

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

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Apr 2021

Opinion

Opinion: New York Needs Publicly-Owned Utilities, Not Sham Stakeholder Participation

‘The time has come to remove corporate profiteering from the picture altogether. Two new bills —the NY Build Public Renewables Act and the forthcoming NY Utility Democracy Act—would do just…

ByRobert Jackson Wood 0Comments

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Feb 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Con Ed Rate Hike Strengthens the Case for Public Power

‘In the ecological and economic crisis we’re facing, we can’t trust basic human rights like energy to corporations that only care about their bottom line. ‘

BySamelys López

ByJonathan Soto 2Comments

Could Thermal Energy Be New York’s Best Shot at Reaching its Climate Goals?