Colin Kinniburgh

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On leave Summer 2026 // Reporter covering climate and environment for New York Focus. Tips: colin@nysfocus.com, @colin.36 on Signal or DM for cell

Screenshot of livestreams from the Rockland County IDA Youtube page, 2024. Four out of eight meetings shown are public hearings with row after row of empty seats.
[Screenshot of parcel info from regrid.com] 65 3rd Ave Property sales & value Last Sale Date 2017-10-23 Last Ownership Transfer Date 2017-10-23 County Provided Values Parcel Value Type ASSESSED Total Parcel Value $7,674,500.00 Improvement Value $6,324,500.00 Land Value $1,350,000.00 Tax Information Tax Year 2024
[Screenshot] Bernadette Hogan @bern_hogan [on X] .@GovKathyHochul spox says this is why she didn’t attend the NESE pipeline groundbreaking earlier in Brooklyn. Had she gone, she would’ve been in the mix with top Trump energy officials including her 2022 Gov opponent @LeeMZeldin as well as current challenger @NassauExec Quote Nick Reisman @NickReisman · 1h In a last-minute schedule add, Gov. Hochul will attend former President Biden's portrait unveiling at Syracuse University this afternoon 2:20 PM · Apr 14, 2026 · 2,828 Views
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul filling a pothole around 10:45 am (per official schedule) on April 6, 2026
[line chart] New York fuel prices Statewide average, past year Diesel Heating oil Gasoline [all three show sharp upward spike on March 1; gasoline and heating oil moderate in last couple of weeks but diesel keeps shooting up to almost $6/gallon] Source: NYSERDA
[Screenshot] Rebecca C. Lewis @_rebeccaclewis [on X] State budget director Blake Washington was insistent to me that the governor had specifics for CLCPA amendments when she released an op-ed with the broad strokes. But he could not or would not answer @m_jfrench's basic question of what emission benchmark Hochul wants for 2040 [Photo of Blake Washington taking questions from the press] 2:29 PM · Apr 1, 2026 · 223 Views
Chart from gridstatus.io showing CAISO fuel mix on March 29. At around 7 pm, battery storage (purple) makes up by far the largest share of the state's power — more than 12 GW or 43%, almost double the share of the next largest at that time, natural gas.
Gaelen McKee, president of Brooklyn SolarWorks and Brooke Plantz, business development manager at Briggs & Stratton, pose in front of New York City’s first residential battery storage system, shaded by a solar canopy. Credit: Brooklyn Solar Works
Maryland County’s All-Electric Building Mandate Upheld by Judge March 25, 2026, 5:42 PM EDT Shayna Greene Shayna Greene Reporter [Email Shayna Greene] An electric stove is delivered to a homeowner. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
HOCHUL’S CLIMATE CHANGES: After weeks of waiting, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday finally unveiled a few key details of her proposal to weaken New York’s climate law. The proposal, first reported by POLITICO, includes an interim 2040 emissions reduction goal and keeps intact the 2050 net zero target. But the governor’s proposal also changes the way emissions are counted to align with other states, effectively requiring less immediate action. A deadline for regulations to implement the law would be delayed until 2030, negating an ongoing lawsuit and rendering the current 2030 target irrelevant. The 2040 target would also be less restrictive than the extensively debated 2019 climate law, according to two people familiar with the governor’s proposal who were granted anonymity to discuss the ongoing negotiations. This detail hasn’t been previously reported. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act directs the state to issue regulations “to achieve” the emissions limits of a 40 percent reduction by 2030 and 85 percent by 2050. “The department … shall … promulgate rules and regulations to ensure compliance” with those targets, the law states. Hochul’s proposal would soften that language for the as-yet-unspecified 2040 target, tweaking the law to instead require the state to make progress toward the interim goal, according to the two people. Details are still sparse around the specific wording. An administration official said that New York’s law is the most prescriptive of any state in terms of mandating the 2030 reductions. That’s intentional — advocates for the law wanted the reductions to be enforceable targets, not just aspirational goals.
[Instagram post] [Image - text on blue background: THANK YOU ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES for Standing Up for Solar Customers in NY - NYSEIA] [Caption: Today, the NYS Attorney General sued Attyx, formerly known as SUNco, for defrauding New York homeowners with false promises of free home repairs and solar panel installations. New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) thanks the AG for enforcing New York’s consumer protection laws and standing up for solar customers. All across the Empire State, New Yorkers are installing solar panels to lower their energy bills and reduce their environmental impact. When individual companies act in bad faith and rip off customers, it hurts consumers, undermines the companies who are playing by the rules, and erodes trust in New York’s otherwise successful clean energy and energy affordability programs. New York’s solar industry is subject to robust consumer protections, and NYSEIA thanks the AG for enforcing these regulations.]
Screenshot: "I can only comment on what I can confirm, which isn't much since nobody seems to have an actual written proposal beyond an op-ed that came out this morning. For a governor who frequently says she won't negotiate in the press, and characterizes rolling back CLCPA as a pressing emergency, this is a strange way to go about the business of government. "Those of us living in reality know that if we do what the governor is proposing and roll back CLCPA, it will do absolutely nothing to reduce energy costs for New Yorkers. The only problem it would solve is the manufactured political crisis that the governor has created for herself. But it will absolutely deepen and lengthen our reliance on fossil fuels in the middle of yet another oil crisis draining New Yorkers' wallets. Changing the way the law accounts for methane emissions would be a gift to polluters. A legal snap of the fingers is just an illusion and an accounting trick – the real impact is governed by the laws of science. "If reducing costs is really the governor’s goal, there are literally dozens of actions that the state can and should take that will both reduce costs and help us meet our reality-based climate targets. The Cap & Invest lawsuit has nothing to do with CLCPA. Cap & Invest is not even mentioned in CLCPA. Years later Governor Hochul brought the Cap & Invest proposal to the Legislature and we agreed to her request. Rather than blowing up yet another budget negotiation with huge last-minute demands, let’s have a constructive conversation about the ways we can move forward together.”
Dan Clark @DanClarkReports [on X] After this Hochul piece was published, it was then revised and republished as follows: [SCREENSHOT: We need more time, and so I am proposing we amend the law to require regulations to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to be issued at the end of 2030. We are seeking to change what emission limits the regulations are tied to - including a new 2040 target as well as the existing 2050 statewide emission limits. Nothing else in the CLCPA is changing regarding the existing statewide emission limit targets and these new regulations would still require the state to make timely progress, ensuring long-term policy stability. Additionally, we need to change the accounting methodology we use to count emissions to align with the international standards used by the global community and nearly every other U.S. state. Otherwise, these impossible emission reduction targets…only used by NY and one other state… will ensure our failure despite all of our efforts and billions of dollars spent.] Quote Dan Clark @DanClarkReports · 4h Hochul is proposing that New York issue regulations in *2030* on how the state will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, she writes on (in?) Empire Report. https://empirereportnewyork.com/climate-action [SCREENSHOT: We need more time, and so I am proposing we amend the law to require regulations to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to be issued at the end of 2030. These regulations will still require the state to make timely progress towards the 2050 statewide emission reduction targets - and critically will not change that target, ensuring long-term policy stability. Additionally, we need to change the accounting methodology we use to count emissions to align with the international standards used by the global community and nearly every other U.S. state. Otherwise, these impossible emission reduction targets...only used by NY and one other state... will ensure our failure despite all of our efforts and billion…
Line graph showing: New York fuel prices Statewide average, past year [two lines showing Heating oil and Gasoline with a sharp spike upwards for both at the beginning of March] Source: NYSERDA
[Screengrab] Governor Kathy Hochul speaking at a gas station in the Buffalo area on 3/16/2026, behind a lectern with the slogan, "Your family. My fight."
Joint Statement from Mario Cilento, President of the New York State AFL-CIO, and Gary LaBarbera, President of the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council While the union movement remains fully committed to reducing emissions and advancing clean energy development, affordability and reliability are serious concerns. The CLCPA needs to be amended. But we cannot let this be an excuse to stop the development of projects needed to achieve clean energy goals. We must redouble our efforts to find solutions. Substantial short-term investment combined with reasonable, measured amendments to the CLCPA, will accelerate decarbonization. The alternative is failure where energy costs rise, jobs are lost and the public turns against decarbonization, setting us back generations. The clean energy transition is the largest infrastructure project of our lifetimes, and it is important we get this moment right. We are committed to continuing to work with the Governor and the Legislature on responsible energy policies that address these concerns while supporting and creating good union jobs. This partnership is vital for building a resilient and inclusive clean energy future. The New York State AFL-CIO is a federation of 3,000 unions, representing 2.5 million members, retirees, and their families, with one goal: to raise the standard of living and quality of life of all working people. We keep New York State Union Strong by fighting for better wages, better benefits, and better working conditions. For more information on the Union Movement in New York, nysaflcio.org. The New York State Building and Construction Trades Council (“NYSBCTC”) is an organization of 14 local building trades councils, 12 district councils and state associations, and 135 local unions representing over 235,000 unionized construction workers throughout the State of New York.
[Interview transcript - Kathy Hochul:] I'm trying to create an environment that will adhere to those goals. Who does not want to protect our environment and our climate. Absolutely, I just can't undo what has happened since those were put in place, and now we're taken to court. Everybody can sue us. Everybody knows a judge in October said, you have to have the new regulations in place by February. And we got a little breather, but the environmental groups wanted to have an expedited appeal. I have to get to settle with the judge to show that we've met those goals, literally met them, which is the NYSERDA memo. Remember the memo that scared the crap out of everybody when they saw those numbers. I've been pushing that memo around for a couple of years. Nobody was paying attention to it. Okay, that'll go into effect under the judge's rule. If something is not done during this budget time, that's that's the reality I'm facing. I have an April deadline to meet what a judge has told us we have to do so so you want to give ourselves some breathing room, or you want to impose those costs on you, because that's not hypothetical. That's me following the law if a judge tells me I have to do that. So that's the world I'm in. Speaker 2 [interviewer]: So the answer is yes, you are going to try and get some of these changes. You want to get them done this month? Would you like them in the budget? Speaker 1 [Hochul]: I think that's probably the best vehicle, even that that's all the focus is. And again, this is not the world I want. I would have loved it better than governor and said, Hey, I met all those goals. We did it, we did it, we did it. We just need some breathing room. And there's also a metric where we're judged by a different standard on our emissions that no one else in the entire world does. No one does. It's a process that I raised a couple years ago. It says, Why are we the only state other than Maryland that followed our league?
March 5, 2026 The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor of New York State NY State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Re: Upholding New York’s Leadership in the Fight Against Climate Change Dear Governor Hochul, At a time when the Trump Administration is doing everything possible to tear down decades of progress in the fight against climate change, it is incumbent on states like New York to reject this new wave of climate denial and put forward bold policies that will save New Yorkers money, reduce pollution, and protect a livable climate for our constituents and our children and grandchildren. That is why we, the undersigned senators, categorically oppose any effort to rollback New York’s nation-leading climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, and urge you to stand strong in the face of misinformation that seeks to blame the CLCPA for the energy affordability crisis that fossil fuels have created. Climate change remains one of the greatest threats that our constituents - and societies across the globe - have ever faced. New Yorkers are already living through extreme weather events that run the gamut from searing heat waves to Arctic cold snaps, and they are already paying the price1, with their dollars, their homes, their health, and even their lives. The climate crisis is driving up the cost of home insurance, of health care, of groceries, and of countless other daily necessities2, and every delay in taking action will only drive those costs even higher. Confronting this crisis is a generational task and a legacy issue for every elected official, and it is inseparable from any credible effort to address the high cost of living. At the same time, there is no question that we must address energy affordability, capacity, and reliability. But while President Trump and the fossil fuel industry want New Yorkers to believe that we must choose between those needs and climate action, nothing could be further from the truth. The recent three-page memo from…
[NYT live blog screenshot] Shawn McCreesh March 4, 2026, 3:28 p.m. ET 11 minutes ago Shawn McCreeshReporting from Washington President Trump made some new comments on the war in Iran during an afternoon appearance at the White House just now. He still doesn’t seem to have an idea as to who he envisions running Iran’s government after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Their leadership is just rapidly going,” he says. “Everybody that seems to want to be a leader, they end up dead. It’s an amazing, an amazing thing that’s taking place before your eyes.” He said that on a scale of 1 to 10, he would rate the American war effort a 15. [Photo of Trump speaking, flanked by cabinet members] Credit...Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times
The Mamdani Administration is laser-focused on addressing both the affordability and climate crises. We look forward to partnering with the State to invest in projects that deliver clean, resilient energy to New York City and to advance programs that directly tackle energy insecurity for New Yorkers.
Harckham Response to NYS Budget Director Blake Washington’s Statement Regarding the Need to Roll Back CLCPA Albany, NY – New York State Senator Pete Harckham, chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, released the following response today to New York State Budget Director Blake Washington’s recent statement regarding the rolling back of New York’s enacted Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA): “Protecting New Yorkers from the current and future multibillion dollar impacts of climate change is not ‘well intentioned’: it is imperative. It is time to finally reject the false equivalents put forth by the oil and gas industry. The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) recently reported that the main driver of high utility costs is natural gas, not renewables. “95% of the world’s new energy generation, and 100% in the petrol state of Texas—saving their ratepayers $30 billion over the last ten years—has been in renewable energy sources because they are lower costing and faster to scale. “Yes, we can address climate change, reduce costs for ratepayers, increase energy generation and resilience and create tens of thousands of good paying jobs in the process. What we need is the political courage to do so.”
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FIGURE 3: Fuel Oil/Kerosene Use by County [Map zoomed in on NYC and surrounding area, showing Bronx highlighted with 30%] Map: Empire Center for Public PolicySource: American Community Survey (2021, 5-Year Estimates)Created with Datawrapper
[NYS Senate Dems press release] The legislation being passed by the Senate Democratic Majority includes: Prohibiting Ratepayer Funded Expense Recovery for Political Activities: This bill, S.1012A, sponsored by Senator Brouk, would prevent public utilities from recovering funds from ratepayers to support certain activities such as expenses incurred from lobbying public officials, donations to public charities, travel, entertainment and educational expenditures as well as public relations and advertising campaigns. Enacting the Rate Hike Notice Act: This bill, S.5553C, sponsored by Senator Comrie, would enact the Rate Hike Notice Act, which directs the Public Service Commission to mandate electric and gas utilities to provide notice of a proposed rate hike to a customer via text, email, and to that customer’s monthly utility bill. Utility Hikes Economic Impact: This bill, S.1847, sponsored by Senator Comrie, would require the Public Service Commission to consider the economic impact of utility rates and charges when evaluating utilities’ proposed rate changes. Regulating Appointments to the Public Service Commission: This bill, S.7328A, sponsored by Senator Hinchey, would expand the number of Public Service Commission commissioners to eight; codify the Public Service Commission’s mission to ensure affordable, reliable, and safe access to utility services for New Yorkers; and prohibit any employee of a utility regulated by the Public Service Commission from serving as a commissioner for two years after their employment. Evaluating Non-Economic Damages for Utilities: This bill, S.7165A, sponsored by Senator Hinchey, would authorize the Public Service Commission to consider non-economic damages suffered by customers when determining penalties for utilities, including penalties negotiated in
Construction equipment and materials including a yellow plastic replacement gas main, fencing, "Sidewalk closed" sign, and large truck on a block in Brooklyn where National Grid is replacing pipes, 2/4/2026
For Immediate Release: 2/2/2026 GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL “Today’s court ruling allowing work on Sunrise Wind to resume is a big win for New York workers, families, and our future. It puts union workers back on the job, keeps billions in private investment in New York, and delivers the clean, reliable power our grid needs, especially as extreme weather becomes more frequent. Sunrise Wind alone will power more than 600,000 homes on Long Island. “The Trump administration tried to shut down this fully permitted project under a bogus claim of national security. But energy independence is national security. “Under my administration, New York will remain a national clean energy leader and continue fighting to protect these projects and good-paying jobs against a hostile federal government.”
CLARK: You had said I think last year, November, December, that you wanted to engage with the legislature on those climate mandates, the 2030, 2040, 2050, from the Climate Act. Have you talked to them about that? Is that something that’s still on the table? And is that something that you want as part of the budget this year possibly? HOCHUL: What I want and what I have to deal with are two different things. I wanted to meet those goals, okay? They’re great, it’s always fun to be nation-leading. But two dynamics here. One is that the legislature, before my time, put in place a measurement standard that is only used by one other state. And if we were not held to a stricter standard for engaging emissions, we have, more than you need to know, but 20 years versus 100 years, we’d be one of the top in the nation for reducing greenhouse emissions. We’d be almost number one. But we’re held to a very different standard. It’s like, why is that? ‘Cause we’re always gonna look like we’re coming up short despite our best efforts. So that’s the dynamic over there. In terms of hitting the goals, if we miss it by three years, yeah, judge says we’re not in compliance. What would you like me to do about the fact that we had a pandemic that cut
Lawmakers questioning DEC commissioner Amanda Lefton
Lawmakers settling into hearing room B in Albany’s Legislative Office Building
[Slide] What types of forecasts are produced? 1. Retail Forecast = Monthly demand at customer meters in normal year Used for Rate setting 2. Wholesale Forecast = total daily requirement at city gate in normal and design year Used to ensure adequate gas supply for winters 3. Design Day = coldest day for which the Company plans Used to ensure adequate capacity to maintain integrity of distribution system during high demand periods
NYC weather forecast for next 10 days via Apple, showing temperatures dropping as low as 0° F on Saturday.
[Press release] GOVERNOR HOCHUL DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AHEAD OF EXTREME COLD AND MASSIVE WINTER STORM THIS WEEKEND Extreme Cold Watches in Effect from 7 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday for the North Country; Feels-Like Temperatures as Low as Negative 50 Degrees Possible Friday Night and Negative 30 Degrees Saturday Night Large Winter Storm Will Impact New York Sunday Morning Through Monday; 12-18 Inches of Snow Possible for New York City, Long Island, Hudson Valley, Capital Region, Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley, Lower North Country and Parts of Central New York, and 6-12 Inches in Western New York and Upper North Country At Governor’s Direction, State Response Agencies Engaged in Multi-Day Preparations
2026 PEOPLE’S BUDGET CLIMATE ACTION, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND ENERGY Climate Action Initiatives: Cap & Invest Support and Enhancements The Caucus strongly supports the implementation of a Cap-and-Invest program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fund climate initiatives. Enhancements include: 1. Penalty Provisions: Program must include penalties for businesses that exceed emissions or co- pollutant limits. The Caucus recommends establishing enforcement mechanisms to hold violators accountable. 2. Affordability Measures: One-third (33%) of revenues should directly support low- and moderate- income households through rebates, transit passes, and retrofit vouchers, ensuring climate action does not disproportionately burden vulnerable communities. 3. Labor Protections: Strong labor and community benefits standards must ensure transparency, union job creation, and protections for workers transitioning from fossil fuel industries. 4. Enhanced Community Protections: Facility-specific caps and stricter timelines for emission reductions in disadvantaged and environmental justice communities are essential to mitigating inequities. This includes improved oversight mechanisms, given the documented shortcomings highlighted in the State Comptroller’s Air Quality audit. Spending Criteria for Climate Action Fund All projects and programs funded through the Climate Action Fund should meet specific spending criteria. The money should be on-budget and spent on projects that do all of the following: (1) reduce climate emissions, (2) reduce co-pollutants and thus increase public health benefits, and (3) meet the job standards
Separately, the Court notes that, contrary to the implication of DEC's papers, the Court did not order DEC to conduct an entire rulemaking process in a little over three months. The issuance of the Decision was not "Day 1" of the regulatory process. (See NYSCEF Doc. 106, Reply Memorandum of Law, 4). For that matter, the filing of the petition was not Day 1 of the regulatory process. Presuming the good faith of the DEC - something the Court has no reason to doubt - it has been actively working on these regulations continuously for the past several years and has been well aware that it had left the deadline in the rearview mirror long ago. As noted in the Decision, DEC had ample opportunity to seek relief from the statutory deadline from the Legislature at any time prior to, or during, this litigation, yet it failed to do so.
[via Hochul’s office, 1/20/26] Arbetter: ...On the climate law, the CLCPA, a judge gave the state until February to come up with regulations to implement the law. Will the state meet that deadline, or are you going to ask lawmakers to push that back or delay or suspend the mandate over concerns over energy costs? Hochul: These conversations were under way, but when this was first passed and I praised the goals— Arbetter: 2019. Hochul: 2019. The next year we have a pandemic. Disrupts the supply chain. We're not building the wind turbines during that time. The factories are not running. We're not building the electric vehicles because they weren't getting chips, semiconductor chips brought in from other countries. So we had this paralysis for a number of years that took us off track. And then one year ago, when Donald Trump is sworn in, he cuts off all the subsidies for wind and solar. Literally cuts off offshore wind that I had to fight to get turned back on, that was powering 500,000 homes with renewable energy in Brooklyn starting next year. So, they eviscerated our whole strategy for meeting these goals. And I'll also say this, when Indian Point was shut down, and I know there's a lot of advocacy around this. There was no plan B to replace that power. So, that was 25 percent of the power for New York City. You know how it's being used now, replaced, home heating oil, liquified natural gas— Arbetter: Fossil fuels. Hochul: —coming over the roads in trucks with diesel fuel. Emissions have gone up. So, how is the state going to meet those goals with what Donald Trump has done, the pandemic, and decisions like Indian Point, without having the alternative sources in place. I want to meet these goals more than you can imagine. I really do. I believe in fighting for our environment. I understand climate change, but I have to deal with the realities. The cards that have been dealt to us right now. So, we're working on managing our response to the February court case…
Transitioning NYC buildings to heat pumps cuts carbon Emissions savings from electrification will vary depending on the efficiencies of the new heat pump systems and the systems they're replacing, as well as the evolving makeup of the NYC electric grid. The two grid scenarios below, one dirty and the other cleaner, show the wide range of possibilities that we modeled. But in nearly all cases, emissions will be reduced. Current Gas Intensive Grid Replacing almost any fossil fuel heating system with an industry standard heat pump will reduce carbon emissions; even with NYC's gas dominated grid. HEAT PUMP EMISSIONS SAVINGS: SHORT-TERM GRID NEW HEAT PUMP PERFORMANCE (COP) 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.0 2.25 2.5 2.75 3.0 51-75% CARBON SAVINGS 26-50% CARBON SAVINGS 1-25% CARBON SAVINGS NO SAVINGS Cleaner Grid with More Renewable Generation Once more renewable generation is added to the electrical grid in the 2030s and beyond, the emissions savings associated with heat pump conversion increase significantly. HEAT PUMP EMISSIONS SAVINGS: LONG-TERM GRID 3.25 1.25 NEW HEAT PUMP PERFORMANCE (COP) 1.5 1.75 2.0 2.25 2.5 2.75 3.0 3.25 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% OLD FOSSIL FUEL SYSTEM EFFICIENCY 51-75% CARBON SAVINGS 26-50% CARBON SAVINGS 1-25% CARBON SAVINGS NO SAVINGS 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% OLD FOSSIL FUEL SYSTEM EFFICIENCY
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Governor Kathy Hochul delivering her State of the State speech in Albany’s Egg theater, 1/14/26, with a video camera in the foreground filming
Case 1:26-cv-00072 Document 1 Filed 01/09/26 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STATE OF NEW YORK, by LETITIA JAMES, Attorney General of the State of New York 28 Liberty Street New York, NY 10005; and NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203, Plaintiffs, v. DOUGLAS J. BURGUM, in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240; MATTHEW GIACONA, in his official capacity as Acting Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240; and BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240, Defendants. C.A. No. 26-cv-00072 COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
NY Governor Kathy Hochul speaking behind a podium with a sign reading “Fighting for Workers” with various other stakeholders around her, at a union hall in Hauppauge, Long Island, 1/8/26
Governor Kathy Hochul speaking at a union event in support of offshore wind in Hauppauge, Long Island, 1/9/26
This disregard for scientific fact spreads into the federal administration’s efforts to roll back environmental and climate change policies – policies that were meant to keep families safe and preserve our planet for future generations. Here in New York, we stand by science. As storms surge and temperatures rise, we see the devastation of climate change the likes of which we saw on our recent humanitarian mission to Jamaica. We stand by the experts and their recommendations on keeping our communities safe. We remain committed to safeguarding measures that protect the environment and curb climate change, and will continue to fight back against Washington’s attempts to rollback those policies. My friends, the stakes have never been higher. New York has always been a beacon of hope and possibility to people throughout the world. What we do here in New York over the coming months will resonate across the country. Now more than ever we need bold action.
GOVERNOR HOCHUL SIGNS LEGISLATION TO ELIMINATE UNFAIR UTILITY SUBSIDY THAT PASSES THE BUCK FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL GAS HOOKUPS TO ALL CUSTOMERS Legislation S.8417/A.8888 Will Do Away With Outdated 100-Foot Rule for Natural Gas Hookups That Cost New Yorkers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Each Year Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to eliminate the “100-foot-rule” for new natural gas hookups that costs New Yorkers hundreds of millions of dollars a year. “It’s simply unfair, especially when so many people are struggling right now, to expect existing utility ratepayers to foot the bill for a gas hookup at a brand new house that is not their own,” Governor Hochul said. “I have made affordability a top priority and doing away with this 40-year-old subsidy that has outlived its purpose will help with that.” Each year, New Yorkers spend hundreds of millions of dollars on connecting new homes to the gas system. Currently, all existing ratepayers of a utility subsidize the first 100 feet of new gas lines. Under legislation S.8417/A.8888 signed by Governor Hochul, new applicants must pay 100 percent of the material and installation costs for gas service, as opposed to other ratepayers. State Senator Liz Krueger said, “Kathy Hochul just gave New Yorkers a $600 million Christmas present by signing our bill to repeal the 100-foot rule. This is a massive win for New York’s gas customers, and for clean air and a livable climate. In recent years the 100-ft rule has forced all ratepayers to subsidize gas hookups for new customers and a tidy profit for utility shareholders, at a cost of $600 million every year, which compounds many times as it is paid off on gas bills for years down the road. That burden on New Yorkers will now be lifted.” Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon said, “This is a victory for hard-working New Yorkers, our wallets, and our climate. Utility companies have had a blank check to expand polluting gas infrastructure and pass those co…
[Slide from a NYSERDA presentation outlining RGGI program investments] *Investments Under Energy Abundance, Diversity, and Reliability Theme* Large-Scale Generation Programs Advanced Fuels Innovation Program NY-Sun Program Agrivoltaics Research Program Grid Modernization Innovation Program [right hand side shows a solar farm]
That’s one area in which the governor appears to be going further than the legislature, at least for now: Hochul’s budget proposes to eliminate the requirement, but the proposal was dropped from both the Senate and Assembly budgets. Krueger and Assemblymember Patricia Fahy have sponsored a separate bill that would scrap the 100-foot rule as part of a broader set of measures to move the state off gas.
[alert via NYSenate.gov] S8417 has been delivered to Governor Kathy Hochul. Senate Bill S8417 Relates to the provision of gas service to new customers Sponsor: KRUEGER Recent Actions: Jun 16, 2025 - PASSED ASSEMBLY Jun 16, 2025 - RETURNED TO SENATE Dec 8, 2025 - DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
[TABLE] Date VETO NO Chap. No. Bill No. Title 12/5/25 83 S2182A HINCHEY -- Permits the rendering of an estimated bill from a utility corporation or municipality under certain circumstances 12/5/25 82 S1848 HARCKHAM -- Requires utilities to notify property owners prior to beginning certain services 12/5/25 80 S1194B ADDABBO -- Requires gas and electric corporations to provide forty-five days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase 12/5/25 60 A2468 Dinowitz -- Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate
[IEA] CO2 emissions from fuel combustion in Denmark Total, 2023 24.536 MtCO2 Trend 52% change 2000-2023 CO2 emissions from fuel combustion, Denmark [Chart showing decline gradual from 2000-2023, especially after c. 2006)
B. Promulgation of Regulations by the Court’s Deadline is Impossible It is impossible for the Department to comply with the Court’s deadline because it cannot promulgate compliant regulations––a mammoth task that, as noted, entails regulating emissions across large swaths of New York’s economy––by February 6, 2026. First, “promulgate” generally means publication of a final rule. Although SAPA uses the term “adopt” for the completion of the rulemaking process, it also provides for judicial review once a rule is finalized and states that rules shall be “promulgated in substantial compliance” with SAPA’s procedures but that failure to properly notify a person does not “invalidate any rule promulgated hereunder” (SAPA § 202[8]). Thus, SAPA contemplates that a rule is “promulgated” only if the full procedures laid out in SAPA §§ 202-203 have been followed.
The mobile energy storage system picture, Viridi’s RSP150, is an 8.5-foot trailer-mounted, lithium-ion unit that can provide 30kW of power for approximately five hours.
To understand the extent of Ogijo’s contamination, consider what happened more than a decade ago in Vernon, Calif., the site of one of the worst cases of lead pollution in modern American history. Soil testing around a recycling plant revealed high lead levels, including at a nearby preschool. Officials called the area an environmental disaster. The factory closed. The cleanup continues today. Soil at the California preschool contained lead at 95 parts per million. In Ogijo, soil at one school had more than 1,900 parts per million.
No. _________________ _______________________________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT ________________________________________________ NY/NJ BAYKEEPER, FOOD & WATER WATCH, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, PROTECTORS OF PINE OAK WOODS, SIERRA CLUB, AND SURFRIDER FOUNDATION Petitioners, v. NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; AMANDA LEFTON, COMMISSIONER, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, Respondents. _______________________________________________ PETITION FOR REVIEW _______________________________________________ Moneen Nasmith Susan J. Kraham EARTHJUSTICE 48 Wall Street, 15th Floor New York, NY 10005 212-845-7384 mnasmith@earthjustice.org skraham@earthjustice.org Ann Jaworski E ARTHJUSTICE 311 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60606 773-245-0837 ajaworski@earthjustice.org Counsel for Petitioners NY/NJ Baykeeper, Food & Water Watch, Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Sierra Club, and Surfrider Foundation
CHART: Utility Shutoffs Have Increased Sharply Some 300,000 New York households have had their electricity or gas shut off so far this year. Use the dropdown to check your utility. [line graph showing quarterly data on utility shutoffs Q1 2020–Q3 2025, with a flat line of zero shutoffs during the pandemic and snaking upwards from 2022 to present with large spike so far in 2025] Source: Utility reports filed to the Public Service Commission, compiled by Alliance for a Green Economy • New York Focus analysis
CHART: Utility Shutoffs Have Increased Sharply Some 300,000 New York households have had their electricity or gas shut off so far this year. Use the dropdown to check your utility. [line graph showing quarterly data on utility shutoffs Q1 2020–Q3 2025, with a flat line of zero shutoffs during the pandemic and snaking upwards from 2022 to present with large spike so far in 2025] Source: Utility reports filed to the Public Service Commission, compiled by Alliance for a Green Economy • New York Focus analysis