Doreen Harris & Basil Seggos (photo: @Doreen_M_Harris)

December 22, 2022 - Max Politics Podcast: The Climate Action Council's Plan for New York's Future

The Co-Chairs of New York's Climate Action Council -- Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority President and CEO Doreen M. Harris -- joined the show to discuss the newly-passed NYS Climate Action Council Scoping Plan, "which outlines recommended policies and actions to help meet the goals and requirements of the nation-leading Climate

Doreen Harris & Basil Seggos, the authors, at a climate conference (photo: NYS DEC)

One month ago, national progress on climate change collapsed on the heels of an adverse Supreme Court ruling, followed by apparent withdrawal of Congress from meeting this urgent moment. In a dramatic turn, however, President Biden, Majority Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, and Democrats in Congress achieved the signing of the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

This game-changing new law, committing a record $369 billion in

Gov. Hochul cuts a solar farm ribbon (photo: Philip Kamrass/ New York Power Authority)

Elected and appointed officials, candidates for office, and environmental activists in New York  were reenergized to fight against climate change locally in the wake of a June Supreme Court ruling that limits the power of the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

The decision in West