The Billion-Dollar Debate Splitting New York’s Renewable Energy Industry
A major wind and solar developer is defecting from industry ranks, arguing the state shouldn’t bail out struggling projects.
After a decade of building virtually no large-scale renewables, New York is planning to build enough to power millions of homes over the next eight years. What will it take to pull it off?
“To think that, oh, all these 86 projects could get canceled and start again, and it wouldn’t cause delay — it’s just malarkey.”
Before Kathy Hochul paused it, the tolling program lost the little labor support it had when the Transport Workers Union withdrew its backing this spring.
More counties are turning to private corporations to run medical care in jails. The companies have deadly track records.
Rebecca Lamorte was let go by her employer in June, prompting the Assembly Speaker to place an upset call to her boss.
No state pursues workers for overpaid unemployment benefits as aggressively as New York. A proposed reform is colliding with New York’s own repayment problem.
A quarter of lawmakers in Albany are landlords. Almost none of them are covered by the most significant tenant protection law in years.
It’s the first step New York has taken to address its housing shortage in years — but tenant groups are fuming and real estate wants more.
As the state has backpedaled on congestion pricing, it has made no progress on nearly half of its other transit-related climate goals.
The state is blowing past key milestones on the way to its big emissions targets.
The constant gridlock is a major drag on Manhattan’s businesses, and source of frustration for commuters. And it’s never been so bad.