{"id":5888,"date":"2026-03-20T17:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/?post_type=update&p=5888"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:28:54","slug":"we-act-for-environmental-justice-responds-to-governor-hochuls-proposal-to-change-the-states-climate-act","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"http:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-for-environmental-justice-responds-to-governor-hochuls-proposal-to-change-the-states-climate-act\/","title":{"rendered":"WE ACT for Environmental Justice Responds to Governor Hochul’s Proposal to Change the State\u2019s Climate Act"},"template":"","class_list":["post-5888","update","type-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_type-press-release","focus_tax-energy-justice","person_tax-eric-walker"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"featured_image":5221,"update_type":[366],"focus_area":[7],"authors":[217],"abstract":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_hero_links","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_hero_links":{"title":"","abstract":"","links":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>\r\nMarch 20, 2026\r\nContact: Chris Dobens, 718-679-8542,\u00a0chris@weact.org<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n

NEW YORK<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 In response to New York State Governor Kathy Hochul's proposals for rolling back its signature Climate Law. WE ACT for Environmental Justice\u2019s Energy Justice Senior Policy Manager Eric Walker said the following:<\/p>\r\n

\u201cNew Yorkers are living\u00a0through a real affordability crisis. Governor Hochul claims she's protecting\u00a0New Yorkers from high energy bills but her proposal to gut the Climate Act is a\u00a0misguided affordability play that will do the exact opposite. One in four\u00a0households are 60 days or more behind on their energy bills, and nearly $2\u00a0billion in utility debt is weighing down families across this state. For our\u00a0communities \u2013 the ones already behind on their bills, already living in the\u00a0most heavily polluted neighborhoods \u2014 this is not a nice perk. Holding up the\u00a0Climate Act is a must.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe agree with the Governor that protecting New Yorkers from high bills must be a priority. But let\u2019s be clear: the Governor is manufacturing an election-year \u201cclimate law crisis\u201d to jam major changes to New York\u2019s climate law into the budget at the last minute and behind closed doors. All this does is distract from the real drivers of energy costs: volatile fossil fuel prices, gold-plated utility infrastructure, and years of inaction.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cGas is the reason we have high rates of asthma, cancer, and blood-related conditions. The Governor's proposal keeps us hooked on the fuels that are keeping us under the pressure of skyrocketing bills.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe legislature must reject backroom Climate Law rollbacks in the budget and continue to fight for the real solutions they\u2019ve put forward that saves people money on their bills \u2013 utility bill assistance, investments in energy efficiency, getting more renewables on the grid and the full, timely implementation of the Law. That is how you protect New Yorkers. Rolling back our Climate Law doesn\u2019t protect anyone.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

# # #<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\nWE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/strong>\u00a0is a Northern Manhattan-based, membership-driven organization whose mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and\/or low-income residents are meaningfully included in the development of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices. WE ACT has offices in New York and Washington, D.C. Visit us at\u00a0weact.org<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>. 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