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Kathy Hochul

New York State Gets One Step Closer to a Data Center Moratorium

The state Legislature just passed a bill that would place a 12-month freeze on permits for data centers. If the governor signs it, it would be the first statewide moratorium in the nation.

By Lauren Dalban

Environmental advocates and lawmakers hold a rally in support of the data center moratorium legislation on May 13 at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Credit: Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images
Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference on May 5 in Menands, N.Y. Credit: Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images

As Communities Warn of Health Risks, New York Will Weaken Its Landmark Climate Law

By Lauren Dalban

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to the media on Feb. 10 in New York City. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

New York’s Governor Pushes to Delay a Key Portion of the State’s Climate Law

By Lauren Dalban

Gov. Kathy Hochul makes an announcement at the Niagara Power Project on June 23, 2025, directing the New York Power Authority to construct an advanced nuclear power plant upstate. Credit: Darren McGee/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

Upstate New York Communities Eye Nuclear Power

By Lauren Dalban

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces the continuation of congestion pricing on Jan. 5, the program’s first anniversary. Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images

Judge Rejects Trump Administration’s Plan to End NYC Congestion Pricing

By Lauren Dalban

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers her State of the State address on Tuesday. Credit: Darren McGee/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

Hochul Wants More Nuclear Power in New York

By Lauren Dalban

Climate activists march across the Brooklyn Bridge on Aug. 9 to demand that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul stop the construction of the Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline. Credit: Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

A New York Gas Pipeline Is Closer to Construction, Despite Concerns From Lawmakers, Environmentalists

By Lauren Dalban

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference at her Manhattan office on Feb. 20 in New York City. Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Federal Actions Make New York’s Energy Future More Uncertain

By Lauren Dalban

Activists march across the Brooklyn Bridge to demand that Gov. Kathy Hochul stop the construction of the Williams pipeline in New York. Credit: Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

New York Already Denied Permits to These Gas Pipelines. Under Trump, They Could Get Greenlit

By Deep Vakil

Air conditioning units hang out the windows of a housing project during a summer heat wave in the Bronx borough of New York on July 11, 2024. Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

New York Can’t Meet Its Ambitious Climate Targets. Maybe the Plan Was Doomed From the Start

By Lauren Dalban

A rendering of the Empire Wind 1 Sunset Park Onshore Substation that will connect the energy to New York City’s grid. Credit: Equinor

Trump Reverses Course on Empire Wind, Lifting Pause

By Carrie Klein

A view of the severely damaged Mill Pond Dam on Aug. 20, 2024, after flooding rains in Stony Brook, New York. Credit: James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty Images

New York Climate Superfund Becomes Law

By Olivia Gieger

The Texas House and Senate will convene this month at the State Capitol in Austin, with many energy issues on the agenda. Credit: Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images

What to Expect from State Governments on Renewable Energy Policy in 2025

By Dan Gearino

Dozens of people sit or stand on stairs in the New York Capitol, many holding signs. Among them: "Pass the Climate Superfund," "Our Future Is on the Line," "Help Us!"

New York Climate Activists Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign ‘Superfund’ Bill

By Jake Bolster

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference in New York City on Nov. 14. Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

As Time Runs Out on Climate Change Superfund, Hochul’s Stance on the Bill Remains Elusive

By Jake Bolster

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters after a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on July 3. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Gov. Hochul Ponders a Relaxation of Goals Under New York’s Landmark Climate Law

By Peter Mantius

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at the campaign launch event for 'We Love NYC' in Times Square on March 20, 2023 in New York City. Credit: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

New York Could Change How It Measures Methane. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal

By Kristoffer Tigue

Former Vice President Al Gore joins New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he signs the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act at Fordham Law School in the borough of Manhattan on July 18, 2019 in New York City. Credit: Scott Heins/Getty Images

What Will Kathy Hochul Do for New York Climate Policy? More Than Cuomo, Activists Hope

By Kristoffer Tigue

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