“Inaction On NY HEAT Mocks Our Climate Law”
“By failing to pass the NY HEAT Act this session, the Governor and New York State Assembly chose the fossil-fueled status quo over the health and wallets of working New Yorkers. By prioritizing the bottom line for corporate fossil fuel companies, the Governor and Assembly sentenced households to ever-rising energy costs from unaffordable fracked gas, as well as toxic fumes that impact our lives and our health,” said NY Renews Executive Director, Stephan Edel. “With another summer of disastrous and extreme weather ahead, it’s clear there’s no more time to wait: We must shift NY’s main source of energy from gas and oil to renewable sources and lower our bills in the process—something NY HEAT could deliver if our leaders chose to act.”