"Lawmakers passed the All-Electric Buildings Act, which requires most new buildings to have only electric appliances, in 2023 as a step toward reducing pollution from the state's largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and advancing New York's legally mandated emissions targets. It was set to take effect in January. Delaying the law's implementation past then would cause the state "irreparable harm," lawyers argued in an Oct. 1 brief. They'd spent two years successfully defending the law against industry opponents."
"New York's sudden retreat came after a series of actions from Hochul this year walking back the state's climate commitments: shelving a promised carbon pricing program and vowing to fight a court ruling to revive it; signing off on a thrice-rejected underwater gas pipeline after talks with President Donald Trump; and granting permits to a gas-powered cryptocurrency mining facility that regulators had long said violated the state's climate law."
The All-Electric Buildings Act, passed in 2023, required most new buildings to use only electric appliances and aimed to reduce emissions from the state's largest source. The law was scheduled to take effect in January and state lawyers had recently argued that a delay would cause "irreparable harm," after two years defending it against industry challenges. The state then agreed to a court deal that will likely suspend the gas ban for at least a year and possibly longer. The pause followed a pattern of regulatory rollbacks, including shelving a carbon pricing program, approving a contested pipeline, and permitting a gas-powered crypto facility.
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