I’ve long warned that New York’s aggressive push for electrification under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act prioritizes green ideology over energy security and affordability. The ...

I recently read a piece by Paul Krugman, former New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize winner in economics, on the state of New York City. Krugman is not known for his writing on urban problems, but ...

The sprawling event launched Sunday. Climate Week includes over 600 events, seminars, workshops and talks in addition to plentiful protests.

In New York, no past commercial activity is ever safe from political risk. Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act into law. Over the next 25 years, it will collect $3 ...

New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on Thursday.

In late January 2025, the New York legislature introduced Senate Bills 3456 and 3697, signaling the state’s ongoing commitment to climate-related corporate accountability. These bills build on ...

The author writes "Numerous lawsuits have been brought in the federal and state courts in New York concerning climate change. Some were under two important state statutes on the subject – the ...

The nation's largest city has an ambitious plan to cut emissions. Mayoral frontrunners Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani could make or break it.

The new legislation requires oil and gas companies to pay for some of the damages caused by climate change. But legal experts say it's expected to face legal challenges.

Its new extraterritorial climate levy will hit workers across the U.S. for fossil-fuel production.

The law would raise $3 billion annually from major carbon polluters, requiring them to pay for climate damage based on their emissions.

This week marks 10 years since the People’s Climate March, then the largest climate march in history. Hundreds of thousands of people, led by Indigenous and environmental justice groups most ...