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The mayor is putting New York City’s landmark climate and jobs law in jeopardy, our columnist argues.
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The city announced key proposed rules, making progress but also leaving a massive loophole unaddressed, our columnist writes.
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Enormous pollution cuts and tens of thousands of jobs depend on how Adams implements New York City’s landmark climate law in the coming months.
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The state’s own expert council, tasked with planning the law’s implementation, told the legislature to pass a gas ban this year. They were ignored.
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And that’s still vastly short of what’s needed.
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Elected with real estate industry support, soon-to-be Mayor Adams faces a critical choice on New York’s landmark buildings emissions law.
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Only big, strong, mean grassroots campaigns can turn this around
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Buildings may be New York’s top source of emissions. The state should follow the city’s lead in cleaning them up.
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Here are the policies candidates for Mayor and Council must commit to enacting if they’re serious about a Green New Deal for New York City.
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New York needs to transition its electric grid off fossil fuels. That means Cuomo must create a schedule to shut down polluting power plants—and stop approving new ones.
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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?