Gov. Kathy Hochul is getting cooked for placing her “Green New Deal” on the back burner.
The New York leader faced attacks from both sides of the aisle this week when her administration revealed it was stalling the implementation of the All-Electric Buildings Act that includes a controversial ban on installing gas stoves in newly built homes.
The law was supposed to start in January for new buildings up to seven stories, and then for all other buildings in 2029, but state lawyers agreed in a court filing to a delay amid an ongoing court fight challenging the law.
Environmentalists slammed Hochul for pushing off much needed green initiatives while Republicans, like GOP candidate for governor, upstate Rep. Elise Stefanik, accused her of cynically slowing the roll-out ahead of her re-ele

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