New York retreating on its Climate Act
By
David Wojick
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March 29th, 2026
After warning of the Climate Act’s unlivable costs, Governor Hochul has now proposed specific legislative actions to begin to back away from them. I consider this a potential victory, but it remains to be seen what the legislature actually does.
At least the big green wheel is in spin. That is progress in itself. The show is on in New York State.
Hochul’s proposals are carefully crafted to do the job with a minimum of political fuss. The basic law is unchanged, but the target dates are slipped well into the political future.
Moreover, the changes are made as a small part of the annual big budget bill, not as a separate legislative action. This minimizes the nasty public debate that would accompany a stand-alone amendment to the Climate Act.
https://www.cfact.org/2026/03/29/new-york-retreating-on-its-climate-act/
