November 12, 2025
Today, Katherine Nadeau, Deputy Executive Director of Policy and Programs at Environmental Advocates NY, issued the following statement in response to New York State’s announcement that it will delay the statewide mandate to ban new gas hookups in buildings under seven stories, as required under the All-Electric Buildings Act:
“Delaying the All Electric Buildings Act will keep us stuck in a fossil fuel past we can’t afford. New York already has a plan ready to go to build and power our buildings more safely, cleanly, and cheaply, but Governor Hochul is choosing not to use it.
“We need the Governor to fight for clean energy, not drag things out even further. Every month we wait holds back New York’s climate progress and puts our future at risk.”
