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3 weeks ago | 
pressrepublican.com | Colin Kinniburgh |Colin Kinniburgh Focus
It’s official: New York is being sued over delays in implementing its climate law. Four environmental and climate justice groups filed a lawsuit Monday in a state court, claiming that New York is “stonewalling necessary climate action in outright violation” of its legal obligations.
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1 month ago | 
thedailystar.com | Colin Kinniburgh |Colin Kinniburgh Focus
If you’re planning on building a home with a gas boiler in New York, time is running out. Starting on Jan. 1 next year, most new buildings across the state are required to be all electric. Or at least that’s what state law says. But the mandate has yet to trickle down to most municipalities, which are in charge of approving permits for new construction. kAm%92E’D 3642FD6 }6H *@C< 92D ?@E FA52E65 :ED DE2E6H:56 3F:=5:?8 4@56 — H9:49 D6ED >:?:>F> 4@?DECF4E:@?
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1 month ago | 
cnhinews.com | Colin Kinniburgh |Colin Kinniburgh Focus
If you’re planning on building a home with a gas boiler in New York, time is running out. Starting on Jan. 1 next year, most new buildings across the state are required to be all electric. Or at least that’s what state law says. But the mandate has yet to trickle down to most municipalities, which are in charge of approving permits for new construction.
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2 months ago | 
pressrepublican.com | Colin Kinniburgh |Colin Kinniburgh Focus
— This story first appeared in New York Focus, a non-profit news publication investigating New York state politics. Sign up for their stories at nysfocus.com/newsletter. Donald Trump wasn’t kidding. He told supporters on the campaign trail that he would halt offshore wind projects on “day one” of his second term. On Monday, the new president issued an executive order doing just that.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
thedailystar.com | Colin Kinniburgh |Colin Kinniburgh Focus
Donald Trump wasn’t kidding. He told supporters on the campaign trail that he would halt offshore wind projects on “day one” of his second term. On Monday, the new president issued an executive order doing just that. The order suspended new federal leases, permits, and other approvals for wind projects, and targeted the large offshore installations that the federal government has the most authority over.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
cnhinews.com | Colin Kinniburgh |Colin Kinniburgh Focus
Donald Trump wasn’t kidding. He told supporters on the campaign trail that he would halt offshore wind projects on “day one” of his second term. On Monday, the new president issued an executive order doing just that. The order suspended new federal leases, permits, and other approvals for wind projects, and targeted the large offshore installations that the federal government has the most authority over.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
pressrepublican.com | Colin Kinniburgh |Colin Kinniburgh Focus
— This story first appeared in New York Focus, a non-profit news publication investigating New York state politics. Sign up for their stories at nysfocus.com/newsletter. After years of studies and planning, New York finally appears poised to move ahead with its biggest effort to fund the state’s green transition. Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to unveil the program, dubbed “cap and invest,” next week as part of her 2025 agenda, and it could take effect as soon as the end of this year.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
pressrepublican.com | Colin Kinniburgh Focus
— This story first appeared in New York Focus, a non-profit news publication investigating New York state politics. Sign up for their stories at nysfocus.com/newsletter. Ever since New York passed its landmark climate law in 2019, a question has dogged its implementation: Who should pay the $15 billion annual cost of slashing emissions? Two years ago, Governor Kathy Hochul offered an answer: corporate polluters.
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Dec 25, 2024 | 
thedailystar.com | Colin Kinniburgh Focus
Ever since New York passed its landmark climate law in 2019, a question has dogged its implementation: Who should pay the $15 billion annual cost of slashing emissions? Two years ago, Gov. Kathy Hochul offered an answer: corporate polluters. She outlined an economy-wide system, called “cap and invest,” that would put a price on pollution and drive the steep emissions cuts mandated by law. The program might finally see the light of day in 2025.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
thedailystar.com | Colin Kinniburgh |Colin Kinniburgh Focus
Rain finally returned to New York City last week, breaking a nearly two-month dry spell. But the downstate area is still in drought. The reservoirs that supply the city’s drinking water remain less than 60% full as of Tuesday, compared to the usual 80% or more. This fall is on track to be the second- or third-driest in the city since the National Weather Service began collecting records in the late 1860s.
