Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) pressured New York lawmakers Monday to rewrite parts of the state’s sweeping climate law, setting up a probable fight with progressive Democrats in ongoing budget negotiations.
Hochul said she would announce the changes she is seeking this week, the most substantive remarks she has made about her wish to change the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. That law, signed by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), requires New York to meet zero-carbon emissions in electricity targets by 2040.
Hochul said Monday that was an unrealistic timeline and added the state needs “a longer runway.”
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