NY Climate Lawmakers Scorecard | Buffalo News

Buffalo News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 1m

New York’s environmental advocates just dropped a damning yet revealing report card on lawmakers’ climate votes — a mixed bag with progress and serious setbacks, especially around the state’s 2019 climate law. Originally aiming for 40% emissions cuts by 2030, the target’s now pushed back to 60% by 2040 — a move critics say weakens ambition while the governor defends it as balancing affordability with leadership. Senate scored a solid 75, Assembly lagged at 59, with Manhattan leading at 83 and the North Country trailing at 31. Four key bills — including lead pipe replacement and chemical bans…