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New York Governor Kathy Hochul says she isn't giving up on New York's climate goals, but that the timeframe in reaching all of them may be in question.

Her recent comments regarding the CLCPA benchmarks come as NYS Republican Senators are calling for a State of Emergency with concerns about the reliability of the grid, and costs to ratepayers accordingly. This week the Senate GOP penned a letter to the Governor explaining why.

The GOP members have voiced opposition to the State's Climate Law from the beginning, and have turned up the volume saying utility costs are rising because of New York's climate policies.

Environmental groups have pushed back against that, saying getting off of natural gas in the long-term will make costs cheaper. An "on-time" transition has already been called into question by the State Comptroller.

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