new york state constitution

Letter from Gary R. Schoonmaker Constitutionality of CAP Questioned Is there really a legitimate constitutional basis for New York State’s Climate Action Plan? There are many ways to address this question: First, is climate change really an existential threat to New York State; and even if it is, does the state have the constitutional authority to take such draconian measures as are being proposed? While I personally do not believe that climate change is anything more than the natural order…