Articles, Blogs & Other Materials
- Webinar: Model Local Law to Increase Resilience, April 20, 2021.
- Planning For a Climate Resilient Electric Bus Fleet, Lauren Bailey, Director of Climate Policy, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, ElectrifyNY, October 2020
- New York Calls on Insurers to Address Climate-Related Financial Risks, Elizabeth Blosfield, September 22, 2020, Insurance Journal
- DFS sets out first climate guidelines for New York's insurers, Sept. 22, 2020, Insurance ERM
- Rise 2 Resilience Platform
- In June 2019, the Department of State prepared model local laws that include consideration of future physical climate risk.
- New York’s New Sea Level Rise Projections Will Affect Land Use, Infrastructure”, Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 8, 2017
- Local Law Provisions for Climate Change Adaptation, Sabin Center, Justin Gundlach and P. Dane Warren, May 2016
- “New Statute Requires State Agencies to Consider Climate Risks,” New York Law Journal, November 13, 2014
- Gundlach, J. “Local Law Provisions for Climate Change Adaptation” May 2016. Columbia Law School. Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
- New Statute Requires State Agencies to Consider Climate Risks,” New York Law Journal, November 13, 2014
- “New York Environmental Legislation And Regulations in 2014,” New York Law Journal, January 15, 2015
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New York environmental justice leaders propose new definition for ‘disadvantaged communities’, Emily Pontecorvo, Feb. 2, 2022.
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NY Cites Climate Law In Rejecting Power Plant Retrofits, Keith Goldberg, Oct. 27, 2021
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DEC denies natural gas power plants based on its climate law, a first for New York, Joshua Solomon, Oct. 27, 2021
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Governor Hochul Announces Expanded NY-Sun Program to Achieve at Least 10 Gigawatts of Solar Energy by 2030, New York State, Sept. 24, 2021
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The next test for environmental justice policy? Defining 'disadvantaged communities.', Emily Pontecorvo, Grist, July 22, 2021
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The Council Implementing New York's Climate Law Is Stacked With Industry Executives, Lee Harris, New York Focus, July 6, 2021
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ACE New York NYS Climate Law -- updates on the implementation of the CLCPA
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2 years after passing a landmark climate law, New York has no plan to fund it, Lee Harris, Grist, Apr. 30, 2021
- N.Y. announces 'game-changer' for renewables, David Iaconangelo, E&E News, January 14, 2021.
- Recommendations on Compliance with Investment Mandate, NY Renews Coalition, 2020
- Big Pollution, Big Influence: Power Companies Ramp Up Spending in Albany, Targeting Climate Laws. PEAK Coalition, NY Renewals Coalition, and New York Lawyers for Public Influence. 2020.
- Is Trump Holding Congestion Pricing in New York City Hostage? Ilana Cohen, Inside Climate News, December 8, 2020.
- Cuomo Strengthens RGGI, to Cap, Reduce New York GHG Emissions, Matthew Mercure, north american Wind Power, December 2, 2020.
- Climate Action Council Establishes Waste Advisory Panel, Marie J. French, Twitter, November 24, 2020.
- New York's Climate Law Reveal's Potential Challenges for Biden's Plan, Amelia Murray -Cooper, Climate X Change, November, 17,2020.
- Harmonizing States' Energy Utility Regulation Frameworks and Climate Laws: a Case Study of New York, Justin Gundlach and Elizabeth B. Stein, Energy Bar Association, November 15, 2020.
- New York faces a long road on electric vehicle commitments, Marie J. French, Politico, November 10, 2020.
- N.Y. finalizes grid plan seen as major shift for renewables, David Iaconangelo, E&E News Publication, October 19, 2020.
- New York expands state clean energy standard, moves to boost renewables use in the Big Apple, Robert Walton, Utility Dive, October 16, 2020
- Governor Cuomo Announces PSC Approval of Expanded Clean Energy Standard to Decarbonize NewYork's Power Sector and Combat Climate Change, Governor's Press Office, October 15, 2020.
- Aligning Crossed Policy Wires Can Help Achieve CLCPA Goals, David Friedfel and Julie Tighe, NYLCV, Sept. 2020
- During Climate Week, Governor Cuomo Announces $50 Million Empire Building Challenge to Combat Climate Change and Create Jobs, Sept. 22, 2020
- Aligning Crossed Policy Wires Can Help Achieve CLCPA Goals, Citizens Budget Commission and NYLCV, David Friedfel and Julie Tighe, Sept. 2020
- Leveraging State Funds for Clean Energy: Lessons from New York State, Columbia SIPA, Richard L. Kauffman & David Sandalow, Sept. 10, 2020
- N.Y. grid operator kicks off rules to boost battery storage, E&E News, Arianna Skibell, Sept. 9, 2020
- Public Hearings on proposed Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits Rule October 20, 2020, NYSERDA, Sept. 2, 2020
- Methane emissions from fossil fuels: exploring recent changes in greenhouse-gas reporting requirements for the State of New York, Robert W. Howarth, Aug. 25, 2020
- Over 20 percent energy use reduction in New York State buildings since 2010, InformNY, Isabella Colello, Aug. 24, 2020
- New York State Agencies Issue 2018-19 'GreenNY Report' on Green, Sustainable Practices, NY DEC, Aug. 23, 2020
- Climate Justice Working Group holds first meeting under 2019 state Climate Act, NNY360, Ellis Giacomelli, Aug. 13, 2020
- Cuomo pulls plug on $3B climate bond, citing virus, Adam Aton, E&E News, July 31, 2020
- LIPA Request that PSC Determine Long Island Needs Offshore Wind Transmission, July 30, 2020
- Advocates push NYPA to shut New York City Peakers, Marie J French, Politico, July 28,2020
- Governor Cuomo Announces Clean Energy Investments to Benefit Over 350,000 Low-to-Moderate Income Households, July 27, 2020
- N.Y. announces largest-ever solicitation for renewables, David Iaconangelo, E&E News, July 22, 2020
- One year later, what has New York’s landmark climate law accomplished?, Rachel Ramirez, Grist, July 18, 2020
- Raising the Bar In New York: How a Broad Coalition Used Evidence-based Advocacy
, Maritza Silva-Farrell, Eddie Bautista, & Nathan Willcox - to Win the Nation’s Strongest Climate Law
- New York utility customers will subsidize $700M electric vehicle program, Marie J. French, Politico, July 17, 2020
- New York’s EV plan is missing a very important piece: trucks and buses, Elizabeth Stein, EDF Blog, July 16, 2020
- Climate Action Council June 24, 2020: Materials
- State Agencies Advance Efforts to Address Environmental Justice and Support Disadvantaged Communities, NY DEC, June 23, 2020
- N.Y.'s 100% clean energy chief heads for the exit, David Iaconangelo, E&E News, June 15, 2020
- 1 Year Later, NY Struggles to Act on Landmark Climate Law, Benjamin Storrow, Climate Wire, June 11, 2020
- Letter to CAC to Express Concern that CAC Has Not Convened Second Meeting, NY Renews, June 9, 2020
- Clean Energy Standard Report, Marie French, Politico, June 2, 2020
- Gas Regulation for a Decarbonized New York, Synapse, June 2020
- New York to Lower Cap on Emissions Under Carbon Trading Program, Keshia Clukey, Bloomberg, April 29, 2020
- NYISO studies grid future, Samantha Maldonado and Marie J. French, Politico, March 8, 2020
- The effect of New York's new climate law on municipalities: Deep but uncertain, Michael B. Gerrard, New York zoning law and practice report, November/December 2019
- What It Takes to Implement the Climate Protection Act in New York, Stephanie Lai, Columbia Spectator, Oct. 24, 2019
- New Climate Law Will Reshape NY's Key Sectors, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, July 11, 2019
- The heat is on, New York: A new climate law is a major landmark, but now requires work and sacrifice, Michael B. Gerrard, New York Daily News, June 23, 2019
- How New York is trying to build lots of renewables, fast, Emily Pontecorvo, grist, November 30, 2020.
- N.Y. unveils grid plan to reach 100% clean energy, David Iaconangelo, E&E News, July 9, 2020
- New York PSC Issues Two Important Clean Energy Orders, Cullen Howe, NRDC Blog, May 26, 2020
- Essential Investment in New York’s Grid is on the Horizon; NY PSC Sets the Course for Major Transmission Planning and Upgrades, Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, May 26, 2020
- New York's New Statute on Siting Renewable Energy Facilities, NY Law Journal (May 14, 2020)