Elected officials and climate advocates are pushing for an aggressive plan to address global warming and reduce pollution. New Lebanon Supervisor Tistrya Houghtling says her community is especially vulnerable to extreme weather.
A school bus garage is vulnerable to flooding and farmers are hurt by fluctuations in weather and temperature.
“Between the drought and the flooding, and kind of what I call our bipolar weather where it goes back and forth so quickly, a lot of our farmers are struggling with their crops and other things,” she said.
But at the same time, she does not want the changes to hit the wallets of her neighbors, especially lower income people who may struggle to pay to upgrade their homes with an electric car charging or a new heat pump.
“If we’re going to force installation of some of these energy upgrades without giving them the financial means to do it,…
Can clean energy changes avoid dinging New Yorkers’ wallets?
