{"id":324493,"date":"2026-08-19T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324493\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T00:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:00:11","slug":"julie-tighe-of-ny-league-of-conservation-voters-on-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324493\/","title":{"rendered":"Julie Tighe of NY League of Conservation Voters on session"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past legislative session was a tough one according to several environmentalists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But according to Gov. Kathy Hochul, the affordability crisis, and moves by the Trump administration against offshore wind made the state\u2019s climate goals unattainable without hurting New York ratepayers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The result was that the governor, with the legislature\u2019s 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.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s next for the environmental community?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a question that Politico\u2019s Marie French posed recently<\/a>\u00a0and one that Capital Tonight wanted to ask Julie Tighe, president of the New York League of Conservation Voters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u2019s success expanding solar power, as well as creating a system of rebates for New Yorkers through the Public Service Commission\u2019s Excelsior Power Program.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can learn more about the program here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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