Today, the Department of Environmental Conservation is holding a public hearing on its proposed rule requiring major polluters to report their greenhouse gas emissions. This statement can be attributed to Vanessa Fajans-Turner, Executive Director of Environmental Advocates NY.
“This reporting rule is progress—and we’re glad to see DEC taking steps to hold polluters accountable. But we have to be honest with ourselves: knowing who’s polluting doesn’t stop the pollution. New York’s Clean Air Initiative was designed to cap emissions, invest in communities, and lower energy bills. The longer the state delays finalizing the full slate of rules, the more expensive the problem becomes—and the more New Yorkers pay for a dirty energy system that’s failing them. We have to act faster.”
