ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York State Supreme Court Justice Julian Schreibman ordered the Department of Environmental Conservation to issue new regulations to meet the emissions reduction goals of the state's 2019 climate law on Friday. On Monday, Governor Kathy Hochul said her administration plans to appeal the ruling.

She also indicated a preference for changing the law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. The ruling mandates that the DEC draft and release rules complying with the CLCPA by February 6.

Caroline Chen, an attorney for the plaintiffs in the case and the director of environmental justice at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, called the decision a "major win for New York’s environment and the rule of law.”

On Monday morning, the DEC released a brie

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