Its emission standards and renewable energy mandates pushed its utilities quickly out of coal. (vox.com)
The benchmarks require the state reach a 50 percent renewable energy mandate in less than 14 years, with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent — down to levels in 1990. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The Heartland Institute, a libertarian think tank skeptical of climate change science, has joined with the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council to write model legislation aimed at reversing state renewable energy mandates across the country. (washingtonpost.com)