Rolling back NY's climate law, Gov. Hochul says she's living in 'reality'

Rolling back NY's climate law, Gov. Hochul says she's living in 'reality'

Rollbacks to the state's climate law are at the center of Gov. Hochul's budget negotiations with legislative leaders. Environmentalists are furious. [ more › ]

Rolling back NY’s climate law, Gov. Hochul says she’s living in ‘reality’

Protesters outside New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's office on March 25, 2026, in Albany urged her to back off her push to rollback regulations in the state's climate law.(Jon Campbell / New York Public News Network)New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is poised to win a significant rollback of New York’s landmark 2019 climate law, leaving environmentalists furious with a governor they once considered a major ally in the battle against climate change.Hochul, a…

New York Governor Strikes Deal to Push Back Climate Goals

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an agreement with state legislators on the 2027 State budget, which will include significant changes to New York’s climate goals, including pushing back an already-passed date to adopt emissions reduction regulations, and replacing a 2030 economy-wide GHG emissions reduction goal with a new 2040 target. The new budget deal […]