Electeds & Advocates Defeat Gov's Attempt to Gut CLCPA, Tell Her to Save $$ Now w/ NY HEAT, AEBA, + Superfund!

Glick, Krueger, Gallagher, Kavanagh, Dinowitz, Rosenthal, Kelles, Otis, Shrestha, Epstein, Shimsky, Simone, and more outline cost savings of getting off gas and making polluters – not taxpayers – pay

ALBANY, NY (04/09/2023) (readMedia)-- Last week, Governor Hochul backed off from her eleventh-hour attempt to force S6030 Parker/A6039 Barrett into the state budget. The bill, pushed by wealthy fossil fuel interests, would gut our nation-leading Climate Act by undercounting methane emissions and re-classifying dirty energy sources as clean renewables. But the bill is still on the table for post-budget season. The Hochul administration's excuse that we need to undo climate progress to save money ignores the fact that climate change already costs New Yorkers billions every year, on top of the high cost of maintaining and expanding outdated natural gas infrastructure. She already has proposals right in front of her that will cut costs, save New Yorkers money, and effectively address climate change.

Elected officials will join with climate advocates at the Capitol to demand Governor Hochul support the real cost-saving measures, like NY HEAT (S2016 Krueger/A4592 Fahy) and the Climate Change Superfund Act (S2129 Krueger/A3351 Dinowitz), and a prompt timeline for the All-Electric Building Act (S562A Kavanagh/A920A Gallagher), instead of throwing the science-based Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act under the bus.

**WATCH THE LIVESTREAM HERE**

WHO:

Assembly Member Deborah Glick

Senator Liz Krueger

Senator Brian Kavanagh

Assembly Member Emily Gallagher

Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz

Assembly Member Anna Kelles

Assembly Member Steve Otis

Assembly Member Maryjane Shimsky

Assembly Member Sarahana Shrestha

Assembly Member Tony Simone

Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal

Assembly Member Harvey Epstein

Assembly Member Dana Levenberg

Liz Moran, New York Policy Advocate, Earthjustice

Eric Weltman, Senior Organizer, Food & Water Watch

Brynn Fuller-Becker, New Yorkers for Clean Power

Sonal Jessel, Director of Policy, WE ACT

NYPIRG

Better Buildings New York

Renewable Heat Now

New York Communities for Change

Alliance for a Green Economy

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WHAT:

 Elected officials will join with climate advocates at the Capitol to demand Governor Hochul support the real cost-saving measures already in front of her, like NY HEAT and the Climate Change Superfund Act, and a prompt timeline for the All-Electric Building Act, instead of throwing the science-based Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act under the bus.
WHEN: Monday April 10, 2023 at 12:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: NYS Capitol, Fourth Floor above Senate Lobby
State St. and, Washington Ave
Albany, New York 12242
NOTES:

 This event will be livestreamed on Renewable Heat Now's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/RenewableHeatNow