When Gov. Kathy Hochul took office five years ago, she inherited one of the strongest climate laws in the country. Now, she’s making outlandish claims that she needs to walk back climate commitments because she "cannot let this state go dark."

Let's be clear: the lights won’t go off in New York because of our climate law now, or ever. As the federal government slashes environmental protections, it’s unacceptable for Hochul to use alarmist arguments that ring eerily similar to President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of an American “energy emergency.” Just as Trump wants to double down on fossil fuels, it appears Hochul is taking New York in that direction, too — and our bills will go up because of it.

Hochul says she’s embracing an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy — which is a dog whistle that many elected officials use to appear open to renewable energy — while remaining largely focused on building more harmful fossil fuel infrastructure. To be fair, Hochul has stuck up for offshore wind farms........

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