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Hochul May Gut Major Deforestation Bill, Advocates Say
The Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act, passed by New York's legislature in June, would be the first in the U.S. to require local companies’ working with the government ensure their supply chains are free of products sourced through deforestation. Gov. Kathy Hochul has until the end of the year to sign it into law.
But this week, Hochul’s team sat down with supporters of the bill and presented them with a “gutted” version of the legislation that would essentially render it useless, advocates who had access to the proposal told City Limits.
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