Draft Scoping Plan Comments News Today

Friday is the final day for public comment on the draft scoping plan, which outlines legislative and other steps suggested for reducing greenhouse gases by 85% or more from 1990

ALBANY — In the final virtual public hearing held last week, dozens of commenters from around the state weighed in on the Draft Scoping Plan proposed by the New York

LOWVILLE — Acknowledging that building countless wind turbines, field-after-field of solar arrays and engineering radical energy storage and delivery systems will not alone bring New York state to “full decarbonization”

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the appointment of Mario Cilento, President of the NYS AFL-CIO, as the newest member of the State's Climate Action Council, which is tasked with finalizing a Scoping Plan with recommended policies and actions to help New York meet its ambitious climate directives as part of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.

Earlier this year, News10NBC did a story about a claim that New York State is considering a law that would ban heating your home with firewood.

New York State’s 22-member Climate Action Council, established under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), will hold 10 public hearings across the State to receive public input on the Draft Scoping Plan and advance work on a Final Scoping Plan to guide the implementation of the State’s nation-leading climate goals under the CLCPA.

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the 79.7-megawatt Roaring Brook Wind farm is now operational in the North Country, representing the latest large-scale wind facility to enter commercial operation in New York and pushing the state's installed land-based wind power to nearly 2,200 megawatts - enough to serve more than half a million homes.