Month: March 2026

Regenerative Community Development Initiatives for the Greater Rochester Region

STAMP Is the Wrong Project in the Wrong Place

Western New York does need economic development. It needs good jobs, resilient communities, and a future aligned with ecological reality. But the Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park, or STAMP, in Genesee County has become a case study in how not to pursue that future. What is being advanced there is not careful regional planning.…
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Don’t Slow New York’s Climate Law: It Won’t Lower Costs, and It Will Raise the Price of Delay

New York is approaching a consequential decision in its FY 2026-27 budget talks. Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed changing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) by weakening or delaying its 2030 requirements, and recent reporting indicates that climate-law changes have become a sticking point in the budget’s closed-door negotiations. At the same time,…
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