Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: A more sustainable NY starts with empowering education
The state should increase funding for climate education programs that serve marginalized communities.
New York State
Policy
State releases initial rules for cap-and-invest program
The state Department of Environmental Conservation released draft greenhouse gas reporting rules, a necessary step for the state to limit emissions and sell carbon credits.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Hochul and Trump talk congestion pricing, energy
The conversation touched on nuclear energy, wind power, an upstate natural gas pipeline and the much-maligned Manhattan tolling scheme.
Energy & Environment
Politics
Environmental groups launch coalition to pressure Hochul on cap-and-invest
New Yorkers for Clean Air wants Hochul to immediately publish draft rules for the cap-and-invest plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions, rather than delaying the program for another year.
Policy
Policy
Environmental advocates recycle campaign against plastic packaging for new session
Activists and plastics producers are back in Albany this week to continue last year’s fight over the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act and the Bigger Better Bottle Bill.
Events
Policy
Trump’s executive orders aside, it’s full steam ahead for New York’s sustainable infrastructure projects
Transportation leaders Rick Cotton and Jamie Torres-Springer reiterated their commitment to sustainability and diversity at City and State’s annual infrastructure summit.
Energy & Environment
Politics
BPHA caucus joins chorus of supporters for 15 gigawatts of public renewables
The influential caucus sent a letter to the governor and the New York Power Authority endorsing advocates’ demand to build 15 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030.
Albany Agenda
Policy
Here’s what’s on the agenda for the 2025 state legislative session
From education to criminal justice, lawmakers have a lot to debate next year in Albany.
Special Reports
Policy
Rising costs from climate change is driving insurers out of New York
The state has experienced the same types of extreme weather events that have caused premiums and rates to spike in Florida and California.
Special Reports
Personality
Making key reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program
A Q&A with Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ranking Democrat on the House Small Business Committee.
Energy & Environment
Policy
While New York remains determined to meet ambitious climate goals, experts warn of rising costs
Attendees at City and State’s 2024 Clean Energy Summit gathered to discuss the challenges.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Charting new lines of power generation for New York, using renewables
How the New York Power Authority and its CEO Justin Driscoll are working to help the state meet its climate goals.
Policy
Policy
Hochul promotes heating assistance amid criticisms of Democrats’ affordability platform
Economic issues played a big role in shifting voters to the right in New York.
Policy
Policy
National Flood Insurance Program likely to be headache for next president
Democrats and Republicans butt heads on many issues, but this is a rare one where policymakers agree reforms are needed.
Policy
Policy
Trump victory could doom congestion pricing, keeping city’s air unhealthy
The clock is ticking for Gov. Kathy Hochul to unpause congestion pricing before an unfriendly presidential administration kills it for good.
New York State
Politics
A Trump win could complicate conservation efforts for the American eel in New York
Already depleted, the American eel is just one of many species that benefits from environmental federal funding – which could be in jeopardy
Energy & Environment
Politics
The future of wind power relies in part on who wins the presidency
Vice President Kamala Harris will likely embrace the clean, renewable energy source, while former President Donald Trump stymies it, according to experts.
Policy
Policy
Will a new president jumpstart the transition to electric vehicles in New York, or let it stall?
Charging infrastructure is gradually being built in New York, but consumers are still not quite convinced they can get anywhere in the state in an electric car.
Opinion
Opinion