The New York Times wants readers to believe that a localized well issue near Marietta, Ohio proves America’s entire produced-water management system is failing. But that conclusion isn’t supported by evidence. A recent article claims produced water from oil and natural gas development is “spurting...
New York’s attempt to stick American energy companies with a $75 billion bill for decades of lawful energy production faced a skeptical federal judge last week. The hearing came in a lawsuit brought by 22 Republican-led states and major trade associations challenging New York’s so-called Climate Change...
More than a decade after New York slammed the door on high volume hydraulic fracturing, the state is once again throwing the breaks on a transformative industry, rather than finding solutions to responsibly develop it. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the nation’s first statewide moratorium on...
Five years ago, New York City celebrated Earth Day in the Empire State by filing a climate lawsuit against major oil and gas companies, a Hail Mary attempt after the state was dealt three defeats prior to the 2021 filing. Fast forward to today when...
Across New York, headlines are highlighting Governor Kathy Hochul’s monumental rollback of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, the state’s landmark climate law. Yet despite this shift, well-funded activists groups, including those backed by the Rockefeller network, are pressing forward with a new wave...
As electricity demand rises for the first time in decades and affordability concerns mount, new polling highlights strong bipartisan support for natural gas among New York voters. Voters know what experts have been saying for years: natural gas remains one of the most reliable and...
UPDATE (06/02/26) Following a proposal in March to implement formal changes to New York’s 2019 climate law, Governor Kathy Hochul’s revisions were formalized and ultimately included in the state budget agreement last week. The changes extend the 2030 emission mandate to 2040, with the goal of achieving a 60 percent reduction from 1990 levels. The budget also delays implementation of key emissions reduction...
This week, 19 New York State Assembly Democrats urged Governor Kathy Hochul to delay an aggressive building electrification mandate, citing worries about affordability and energy reliability. The all-electric building mandate— if it remains in place— will ban gas use for most new structures starting Dec....
Experts have cautioned states for years that climate mandates cannot happen in a bubble that ignores grid reliability and costs for consumers. As former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Neil Chatterjee warned in 2021: “It’s crucial that we don’t put ourselves in a position where...
Utility companies are sounding the alarm in the Northeast, as a history of state energy policies have over-prioritized sustainability and ignored economic impact. Consolidated Edison Inc’s (ConEd) new plan for the New York City area to raise electricity costs by more than eleven percent next...
Joined by more than twenty state attorneys general and several trade associations, West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey last week announced a lawsuit against New York over the state’s newly enacted climate superfund bill, which seeks to arbitrarily fine energy producers for their contributions to...
Frank Sinatra says if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. So what does it mean when it’s repeatedly made clear that you just can’t make it in New York? That question is one the climate litigation campaign is grappling...