May 5, 2026 – Many New Yorkers concerned with climate change are against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to roll back the state’s environmental goals. She is calling for a seven-year extension of a deadline set by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act from 2024 to 2030. It also pushes emissions targets back to 2040. It has been a major sticking point in state budget negotiations, making the budget more than a month late.
We’re going to continue to kick the can down the road on climate pollution and on air pollution. We’re also going to kick the can down the road on using some of the best tools we have at our disposal to bring this type of pollution down while investing in communities across New York State.
-EANY’s Katherine Nadeau
