The Latest from Colin Kinniburgh

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  Emissions reduction

  Judge orders New York to follow through on its climate law

  The law required a state agency to issue major regulations more than a year and a half ago, and it had no excuse not to, the court found.

  By Colin Kinniburgh  .  29 October 2025

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  Policy & regulation

  New York to scale back key energy-efficiency program

  EmPower+ helps New Yorkers insulate their homes, get new boilers, and make other efficiency upgrades. The state could cut its funding by nearly two-thirds.

  By Colin Kinniburgh  .  22 July 2025

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  Carbon-free buildings

  New York gets closer to implementing gas ban in new buildings

  The state is pushing ahead on all-electric buildings, but a draft building-code update leaves out recommended rules around batteries, EV charging, and solar.

  By Colin Kinniburgh  .  5 March 2025

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  Policy & regulation

  Missed deadlines pile up as New York’s climate law turns five

  New York’s clean energy rollout is not moving fast enough to meet the ambitious emissions-cutting targets the state adopted in 2019.

  By Colin Kinniburgh  .  26 June 2024