Spectrum Local News: Democrats want to hit pause on carbon sequestration and State Senate Education Chair Shelley Mayer discusses budget proposal

Capitol Tonight Staff

February 2, 2024

Southern Tier CO2 to Clean Energy Solutions has its sights set on drilling from the reserves of natural gas in upstate's Marcellus and Utica shales -- using carbon dioxide instead of water. As the company looks to expand across the state, Democrats focused on reducing New York's carbon emissions want to stop the practice before it takes off. Also, education funding is one of the largest sources of state spending and this year is no different. Fresh off a marathon budget hearing on education funding is the chair of the Senate Education Committee, Yonkers Democratic state Sen. Shelley Mayer. 

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