At every level of government, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosure regulations that saw meaningful progress only a few years ago are now in retreat. Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rescinding its 2024 corporate climate-disclosure rule, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul persuaded legislators to weaken the […]
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In January, when Governor Kathy Hochul announced the creation of New York Cap and Invest–a regulatory program through which the state will set a continuously-decreasing cap on economy-wide emissions and issue emission credits in accordance with this cap– she touted the program’s potential for linkage with cap-and-trade programs […]
The New York Senate has an opportunity to ensure home buyers have the ability to protect their families from flooding by passing Senate Bill 5400, which would give home buyers the right to know a property’s flood risk. The Assembly has already passed a companion bill (A1967) granting home buyers […]