New York State Is Lagging Far Behind on Its Climate Commitments
New York has a long history of setting climate goals to great fanfare—and then missing them. A new climate law makes more promises, but will Governor Cuomo deliver?
Pete Sikora · October 17, 2020

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Protestors march up Park Avenue with a message. | Ken Schles
Pete Sikora is the Climate & Inequality Campaigns Director at New York Communities for Change.
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