All across the state folks are standing up and saying hell no to @governor.ny.gov’s attempted attack on NY’s climate law.
From Syracuse: spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
Might not be the ideal time for @GovKathyHochul to attack the climate law?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rolling back NY's Climate Law will do nothing to reduce costs, because it isn't the cause of rising costs. The oil and gas status quo created the affordability crisis, and cheap, quickly-deployable renewables, storage, and efficiency will get us out of it. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
March 5, 2026 The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor of New York State NY State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Re: Upholding New York’s Leadership in the Fight Against Climate Change Dear Governor Hochul, At a time when the Trump Administration is doing everything possible to tear down decades of progress in the fight against climate change, it is incumbent on states like New York to reject this new wave of climate denial and put forward bold policies that will save New Yorkers money, reduce pollution, and protect a livable climate for our constituents and our children and grandchildren. That is why we, the undersigned senators, categorically oppose any effort to rollback New York’s nation-leading climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, and urge you to stand strong in the face of misinformation that seeks to blame the CLCPA for the energy affordability crisis that fossil fuels have created. Climate change remains one of the greatest threats that our constituents - and societies across the globe - have ever faced. New Yorkers are already living through extreme weather events that run the gamut from searing heat waves to Arctic cold snaps, and they are already paying the price1, with their dollars, their homes, their health, and even their lives. The climate crisis is driving up the cost of home insurance, of health care, of groceries, and of countless other daily necessities2, and every delay in taking action will only drive those costs even higher. Confronting this crisis is a generational task and a legacy issue for every elected official, and it is inseparable from any credible effort to address the high cost of living. At the same time, there is no question that we must address energy affordability, capacity, and reliability. But while President Trump and the fossil fuel industry want New Yorkers to believe that we must choose between those needs and climate action, nothing could be further from the truth. The recent three-page memo from…
not include any price guardrails, with a completely unrealistic carbon price34. As such, the analysis simply cannot be treated as a serious contribution to the debate. In reality, rolling back the CLCPA will not save our constituents money because it is not the cause of increasing costs. It is the fossil fuel status quo56 that has created the affordability crisis New Yorkers are now suffering from, and it is bold action to deliver renewable energy and energy efficiency that will give them relief, saving money for individuals in the immediate-term and for all utility customers in the medium- and long-term7. When it comes to energy generation capacity, renewables can be deployed cheaply and quickly to meet our needs8. And over the last year, through heat waves and polar vortexes9, renewables have proven that they add much-needed reliability10 to the grid, reducing price spikes in the process, like those driven by wars in Europe and the Middle East. Between us we carry significant legislation on a broad number of policies large and small that will reduce New Yorkers’ costs and move us toward our science-based climate targets. We stand ready to work with you and your administration to implement comprehensive climate policies that truly meet the needs of this moment – but we cannot support abandoning our commitment to climate progress. Sincerely, Liz Krueger Pete Harckham Kevin S. Parker 28th Senate District 40th Senate District 21st Senate District Chair, Finance Chair, Environmental Conservation Chair, Energy & Telecoms Jamaal T. Bailey April N.M. Baskin Erik Bottcher 26th Senate District 63rd Senate District 47th Senate District
Jabari Brisport Samra Brouk Cordell Cleare 25th Senate District 55th Senate District 30th Senate District Leroy Comrie Nathalia Fernandez Kristen Gonzalez 14th Senate District 34th Senate District 59th Senate District Andrew Gounardes Michelle Hinchey Robert Jackson 26th Senate District 41st Senate District 31st Senate District Brian Kavanagh John Liu Rachel May 27th Senate District 16th Senate District 48th Senate District Shelley B. Mayer Zellnor Myrie Roxanne J. Persaud 37th Senate District 20th Senate District 19th Senate District Jessica Ramos Gustavo Rivera Julia Salazar 13th Senate District 33rd Senate District 18th Senate District James Sanders Luis Sepulveda José M. Serrano 10th Senate District 32nd Senate District 29th Senate District Toby Ann Stavisky Lea Webb 11th Senate District 52nd Senate District
👀 New letter from 29 NYS Senators (>2/3 of the Dem caucus) to Hochul this morning:
“We categorically oppose any effort to rollback New York’s nation-leading climate law… and urge you to stand strong in the face of misinformation that seeks to blame the CLCPA for the energy affordability crisis”
Really excited for this new @foodandwater.bsky.social research to back up our campaign for a moratorium on new AI data centers.
Read the brand new report here: www.foodandwaterwatch.org/rpt2_2602_da...
Increasingly beginning to think our skyrocketing energy bills might not be the fault of environmentalists after all . . .
I know this is a radical thought, but what if rising energy bills really have nothing to do with the environmentalists at all?
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/b...
Right now @governor.ny.gov is trying to gut the climate law. We can stop her, but we need you in the fight. Join us in Albany (buses from all over the state) on March 25th!
www.mobilize.us/fww/event/91...
As @governor.ny.gov tries to bully the legislature into destroying New York’s climate law, New Yorkers are saying hell no!
The public and commentators need to stop thinking about "wars for oil" as about securing oil for the U.S., it's been decades since that was a motivator. "Wars for oil" are instead about securing oil for oil companies, securing a fossil fueled global economy, and denying oil's wealth to "enemies."
It turns out that what’s driving our bills up are the exploding costs of fossil fuels and the massive costs of expanding fracked gas infrastructure.
@governor.ny.gov is in the tank for polluters. We need the legislature to stand up and say no now!
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Huge new poll on data centers in Pennsylvania today.
Key finding: Voters 68 - 20 percent would oppose building an AI data center in their community.
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Great to see Andrea Stewart Cousins' standing strong here as @governor.ny.gov tries (again) to gut New York's landmark climate law.
She's going to need backup, and we're going to have to work to get Heastie there, but this is encouraging!
www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/...
HUGE thanks to @krystalball.bsky.social and @esaagar.bsky.social of Breaking Points for chatting with our Senior Organizer Charlie Kratovil about our NJ team's win to stop a data center in New Brunswick! Check out the full interview ⬇️
Awesome to see my @foodandwater.bsky.social colleague on talking about the amazing effort to stop a data center project in New Brunswick on Breaking Points!
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Movement to stop data centers grows every day. Big news today from Dryden, NY ithacavoice.org/2026/02/the-...
New York needs a moratorium on data centers now! Help make it happen -- contact your legislators here:
act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/94278/a...
Yet another clear, depressing sign that @governor.ny.gov's big climate initiative this year is going to be attacking the state's landmark climate law.
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Top climate scientist and NY Climate Action Council member calling out @governor.ny.gov’s attempt to gut the state’s landmark climate law here.
I know we all know fracking has terrible health impacts, but it's still pretty jarring that Allegheny County's Board of Health has an entire Fracking Committee.
Huge news as yet another community -- Montour County, PA -- kills yet another hyperscale data center.
It couldn't be clearer: no one wants these things in their community.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/02/10/m...
Great story on a massive proposed factory farm in Gratiot County, MI. This is what we're facing across the country as policy forces farmers to get big or get out.
www.thenewlede.org/2026/02/mich...
Really excited to work on this new bill to stop data centers in New York. Obviously the other side has almost unlimited money, but we've beaten the polluters before and we'll do it again!
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Dryden, NY joins growing movement of communities across NY and the country standing up and saying no to data centers!
www.tompkinsweekly.com/news/dryden-...
This is where people actually are on the ground. As moderate Dems propose one meaningless "let's make the destructive data center boom work here" proposal after another, actual voters just want them to stop the madness.
captimes.com/opinion/edit...
Really bad, we have an FWW report coming later this month
This is so awesome to see -- NYC is rising up and demanding a gas free NYC in response to skyrocketing natural gas bills!
Let's move our buildings #OffFossilFuels!
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Data centers really are the biggest climate fight in front of us at the moment. Simply put, we have to stop this madness.
