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NY Under Attack: Gov. Hochul Demands ‘Zero-Emissions’ In Just 2 Years

Gov. Hochul Demands 'Zero-Emissions' In Just 2 Years

Governor Kathy Hochul joins MTA Acting Chair & CEO Janno Lieber, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, LIRR President Phil Eng, and SMART General Chairman Anthony Simon aboard a test train from Jamaica to the East Side Access complex at Grand Central Terminal on Sun., October 31, 2021...(Marc A. Hermann / MTA)

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who this week banned gas stoves from soon-to-be-built homes and buildings, now wants to require “modern zero-emission new homes and buildings” in less than two years.

The radical plan is included in her state budget for fiscal year 2024. She touted the funding as “one of the most extensive climate packages in recent history.”

Known as “building decarbonization,” the newly-elected Democratic governor requires new homes and buildings seven stories or less to be emissions-free by December of 2025 and “all other new buildings” by 2028. The mandate allows a range of exceptions, including for large industrial/commercial buildings.

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