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Eighteen months ago, in the summer of 2024, the state executive from Buffalo shocked and enraged a phalanx of transit advocates, climate activists, civic boosters and everyday New Yorkers when she suddenly and indefinitely paused the long-awaited commencement of congestion pricing in New York City.
Her subsequent tactics — inviting critics to speak with diner patrons who hated the toll, claiming hundreds of hotel caterers clapped for her decision to pause it, lobbying legislators in Albany to pass a replacement tax — further dismayed her once-steadfast supporters.
But then, just days after Donald Trump won back the White House, Hochul reinstated the toll at a lower price. And now she’s again its biggest booster.
How did the state executive from Buffalo arrive at this point? It’s been a long rollercoaster ride …
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Hyperscale AI data centers and highways are both harmful forms of fossil fuel infrastructure that get built without much community input — and it’s time to fight back against both, one of our favorite podcasters argues.
