‘Existential Crisis’? Gov. Hochul Delays Climate Mandates, Hides Economic Pain From Voters
Kathy Hochul’s ambition is shelving the so-called climate ‘disaster’ until after Election Day.
by Cam Macdonald June 25, 2025, 10:41 AM
New York politicians are extremely worried about the threat of global climate change. Their only bigger worry is that the voters will learn what they plan to do about it. [emphasis, links added]
More than one year past Albany’s self-imposed deadline to make rules for major greenhouse-gas cuts, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature used the annual budget to yet again hit the snooze button on a top climate initiative.
This time, the governor paused a law requiring school districts to buy electric school buses for their fleets.
It joins Hochul’s growing list of delays on climate initiatives that would cause New Yorkers pain, consequences she does not want voters to feel until her next term.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/new-york-delays-climate-mandates-economic-pain-voters/
