State lawmakers are making a push to expand cleaner and more renewable forms of energy in New York amid efforts to transition away from carbon-based fuels.
Some lawmakers want action now, and on Thursday pushed for a special session of the Legislature to approve a bill meant to require the New York Power Authority to only provide renewable forms of power to customers.
“As elected officials, we owe it to our constituents to do everything we can to combat this existential crisis,” said Assemblywoman Jessica González-Rojas Our continued inaction will only perpetuate the injustices we were elected to address. Let’s act with the urgency that the climate crisis demands.”
A special session at this point to address the issue seems unlikely. But the push to act on the measure, which Assembly lawmakers discussed in a Thursday hearing, comes as advocates have raised alarms over the…
Lawmakers want return to boost clean energy in New York
