How climate change goals in New York can be tracked UPDATED 5:46 PM ET Jun. 29, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:44 PM ET Jun. 29, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:44 PM EDT Jun. 29, 2021
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New York has some ambitious goals to halt the effects of climate change. But how will we know if the state is meeting them?
Liz Moran, the environmental policy director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, is calling for a dashbaord or scorecard to track progress in the coming years.
The focus this week from the group coincided with a blistering heat wave across many parts of the country. Weather and climate are not the same, Moran said. But climate is patterns. We are seeing a pattern of increased heat waves across the country. So it s very important we act on climate becasue we re seeing the impacts of this now.
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Environmental groups say there were some wins in the recently concluded New York State legislative session, including a new constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to clean air and water. But business groups say the provision could lead to all sorts of complications.
This November, New York voters will decide whether the state’s constitution should be amended to guarantee a right to clean air and clean water. The issue will be on the ballot now that the New York State Senate and Assembly gave final passage to a constitutional amendment earlier this month.
Environmental groups say it would require businesses and state and local governments to make better decisions going forward when they need to approve projects that might potentially cause pollution.