Public comments are closing soon for an underwater pipeline project that sprang back to life this spring after talks between Hochul and Trump.
Short-staffed since a strike this winter, the prison system is keeping people locked in their boiling cells and dorms for upwards of 21 hours a day.
The judge suggested he’ll rule that the state is violating its climate law.
Building nuclear will test whether New York state is still capable of constructing megaprojects as it has done in the past.
As environmental justice groups seek to compel the state to follow its climate law, the Hochul administration is set to argue that it deserves a pass.
Attyx, formerly known as SUNCo, is set to lose its license to operate in the state over what regulators called “false and misleading” sales pitches.
Empower+ helps thousands of New Yorkers afford energy efficiency upgrades. The state is planning to slash funding by nearly two-thirds in two years.
Trump’s megabill gives wind and solar companies one year to put as many shovels in the ground as possible. They want New York officials to help.
Already, the state’s green energy businesses are feeling the impact of the pending Congressional spending bill that includes phasing out Inflation Reduction Act tax credits.
Environmentalists increasingly blame Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — who’s firing back.
Wrangling over a major bill to cut packaging waste continued until the final hours of the legislative session, assemblymembers said.
State officials said they needed more time for “stakeholder engagement” on cap and invest. But groups involved with the program have gotten crickets.
Half of sovereign bonds are issued under New York state law, giving Albany lawmakers the power to shape how countries around the world face off with creditors.
The chemical industry is pushing to replace a sweeping plastics bill with a more business-friendly alternative.
A campaign group run by New York’s business lobby and backed by the American Chemistry Council failed to submit copies of mailers it sent in support of candidates.
New York’s budget includes $1 billion for climate action — a record amount, but less than the state was supposed to raise by charging polluters.
A national trade group has nearly doubled its spending in Albany since the packaging reduction bill was introduced and taken out attack ads on Democrats in swing districts.
The country’s biggest public housing authority is counting on a Chinese company to supply thousands of new energy-saving window heat pumps.
“There’s no legal basis for what they’re trying to do,” said one legal expert.
Environmentalists have long charged that New York is falling short of its climate mandates. Now, they’re taking the state to court.