New York’s Landmark Climate Law Just Got Gutted
Lawmakers swap a hard deadline for a decade of wiggle room—no real progress required.
by David Wojick, Ph.D. July 06, 2026, 1:31 PM
Back on May 26, 2026, the New York State Legislature dramatically changed its 2019 climate law, which had originally been labeled “landmark” by the green press. These recent changes have been widely reported, but I have yet to see a summary of just how [significant they are], so here is my take. [some emphasis, links added]
When it comes to the law’s draconian emission reductions, the landmark is gone. The law has been gutted.
Ironically, the Greens tend to call any softening of a reckless environmental law or regulation a gutting, but in this case, I have not seen that term used, even though it is certainly called for.
Perhaps it’s because the Greens did it themselves. The New York governor and legislative leaders certainly qualify as Green leaders, and they did the gutting.
https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php?topic=584987.0
