New York’s ‘noncompliance’ with environmental law ruins regulations, judge rules

In today’s CapCon:

• The state DEC didn’t properly apply the state’s environmental review law in promulgating broad regulations, a judge ruled.

• Hochul said she’s still not budging on raising taxes as a way to help New York City fill its budget gap as state spending talks continue.

• Rules and Regs: The state has adopted new regulations around what’s required of utilities when gas supply is constrained, including an eye on alternatives.

• New York’s regulations around its tax credit for film productions are getting a proposed overhaul now open for public comment.

• New Bills of Note: A new bill would require the state to maintain a public database of spending earmarked by specific lawmakers in the state budget.

Names in today’s CapCon: Amanda Lefton, Richard M. Platkin, Kathy Hochul, Zohran Mamdani, Barry Diller, Brahvan Ranga, Phil Steck, Luis Sepúlveda, Tony Simone, James Skoufis

Today’s Capitol Confidential is sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund

New Yorkers are tired of the fossil fuel price roller coaster🎢. Let’s deliver more clean energy and more savings. Legislators: Follow through on our climate law.

State DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton (Will Waldron/Times Union)

This one has a bit of irony to it.