Socialists cheer Dem state’s climate bill mandating fossil fuel shutdown: ‘Will transform New York’

The nation's largest socialist organization applauded the passage of a New York bill that would mandate public ownership of renewable projects and force fossil fuel plant shutdowns.

"With the passage of the Build Public Renewables Act in the Senate, New York took a vital step toward the sustainable and pro-worker future our state needs," the DSA's New York City chapter said in a statement Wednesday. "We’ve been proud to work with labor and working class New Yorkers across the state to fight for this bill, which will transform New York into a global model for clean public power." Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

"Today’s vote is a welcome signal that the State Senate, unlike Governor Hochul and her allies, is committed to an energy transition that benefits workers, guarantees we build the clean energy grid we need, and creates an energy system that serves New Yorkers — not shareholders," the statement continued.