This past legislative session was a tough one according to several environmentalists.
But according to Gov. Kathy Hochul, the affordability crisis, and moves by the Trump administration against offshore wind made the state’s climate goals unattainable without hurting New York ratepayers.
The result was that the governor, with the legislature’s assistance, delayed those climate goals and embraced an all-of-the-above energy strategy, one that includes nuclear power to the dismay of some climate activists.
So what’s next for the environmental community?
It’s a question that Politico’s Marie French posed recently and one that Capital Tonight wanted to ask Julie Tighe, president of the New York League of Conservation Voters.
According to Tighe, the governor is a pragmatic friend to the environment compared to her gubernatorial challenger, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. Tighe pointed to the state’s success expanding solar power, as well as creating a system of rebates for New Yorkers through the Public Service Commission’s Excelsior Power Program.
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