New rules from the Biden administration require water utilities to replace all lead pipes. That could cost New York $2.5 billion or more, kicking off a fight over who pays.
As the state’s plans to get New Yorkers out of their cars stall, Governor Hochul is championing a highway expansion in the Hudson Valley.
From New York City to Buffalo, people are driving a lot more than they did before the pandemic.
The retiree says a local rooftop solar company and its partners forged her signature to sign her up for a loan she could not afford.
New York’s consumer advocacy groups struggle to compete with well-funded utilities and corporations. Lawmakers want to level the playing field.
Hochul says she’s working with the legislature to replace congestion pricing, but key legislators say they aren’t aware of any conversations.
The state’s energy regulator has more work than ever — and far fewer employees than it did three decades ago.
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.
As climate disasters threaten a home insurance crisis, a new state bill aims at the problem’s root.
Lawsuits had threatened to kill congestion pricing. Now, it might take a lawsuit to save it.
State lawmakers are set to introduce a sweeping proposal for a public takeover of Central Hudson, the region’s scandal-plagued gas and electric utility.
The Assembly rejected legislation that would have sped up New York’s transition away from gas.
The Assembly and Senate want to beef up labor standards and farmland protections for clean energy projects. Developers say that would slow down the energy transition.
State investigators accused the gas utility of “sloppiness” in managing customer funds, but took a light touch in enforcement.
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A new bill to municipalize Long Island’s utility includes key worker protections that the union had sought.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law directed billions toward public transit in New York, but the state is choosing to spend billions more on highways.
The state wants to phase out fossil fuels. Localities have given over a billion dollars in tax breaks to help keep them around.