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February 27, 2026

STATEMENT FROM NEW YORKERS FOR CLEAN AIR ON NYSERDA MEMO

New Yorkers for Clean Air issued the following statement regarding the reported NYSERDA memo, which misrepresents the cap-and-invest program and the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act

January 21, 2026

STATEMENT FROM NEW YORKERS FOR CLEAN AIR ON GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S FY 2027 EXECUTIVE BUDGET

New Yorkers for Clean Air made the following statement in response to Governor Hochul's FY 2027 Executive Budget calling on the Legislature to include continued investment in the Sustainable Future Program in their one-house budgets.

December 4, 2025

STATEMENT ON RELEASE OF FINAL REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING A MANDATORY GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING PROGRAM

New Yorkers for Clean Air applauds Commissioner Amanda Lefton and the Department of Environmental Conservation for finalizing New York’s Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.

September 24, 2025

Statement from New Yorkers for Clean Air on Sustainable Future Fund

New Yorkers for Clean Air made the following statement in response to Governor Hochul’s Climate Week announcement to advance the Sustainable Future Fund

STATEMENT FROM NY RENEWS AND NEW YORKERS FOR CLEAN AIR

Today, New Yorkers for Clean Air and NY Renews released the following joint statement following the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s public comment period on the draft greenhouse gas reporting rule.

Following California’s Lead, New York Must Double Down on Cap and Invest

Edwin Cowen, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, penned an op-ed calling on New York to follow California's lead and double down on cap-and-invest.

Extreme weather is a health crisis and New York must act

Dr. Charles E. Moon III and Ella McGrail penned an op-ed calling on New York State to act on cap-and-invest to help combat extreme weather and protect public health.

STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO FY 2026 FINAL BUDGET

May 9, 2025 - The New Yorkers for Clean Air coalition today issued the following statement in response to the passage of the FY2026 Final Budget:

STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REPORTING RULE

March 27, 2025 - The New Yorkers for Clean Air coalition today issued the following statement in response to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s release of the proposed greenhouse gas reporting rule:

New Yorkers for Clean Air Response to Legislative One House Budgets

The Senate sent a powerful message in their one-house budget: cleaning New York’s air and holding polluters accountable is urgent. We commend their call for a strong cap-and-invest program and for urging the Hochul administration to move forward with long-overdue regulations.

February 26, 2025

NEW YORKERS FOR CLEAN AIR CALLS FOR GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO CUT POLLUTION AND RELEASE CAP-AND-INVEST RULES

Today, the New Yorkers for Clean Air coalition, alongside legislators and community advocates, gathered in Albany to demand immediate action from Governor Kathy Hochul on the overdue cap-and-invest rules.

January 30, 2025

Environmental groups launch coalition to pressure Hochul on cap-and-invest

New Yorkers for Clean Air wants Hochul to immediately publish draft rules for the cap-and-invest plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions, rather than delaying the program for another year.

January 30, 2025

Coalition Forms To Call on Governor Hochul To Release Cap-and-Invest Rules, Cut Pollution, Protect Clean Air

Following Governor Hochul’s Retreat from her Signature Climate Proposal, Coalition Calls Out Failure of Leadership and Urges Action to Modernize Infrastructure and Lower Electric Bills