Lissa Harris

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Lissa Harris is a staff writer at The River and a volunteer firefighter. She was the founding editor of the Watershed Post, a site that covered local news in the rural Catskills from 2010 to 2017.

Latest Articles By Lissa Harris

Hochul’s Budget Charts a Middle Path on Climate
Budget, Climate and Environment, New York State, Reporting
Hochul’s Budget Charts a Middle Path on Climate
The $216 billion budget would ban gas in new construction, but otherwise offers few dramatic moves on climate.

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January 20
Failure of Build Back Better Casts Uncertainty over New York’s Climate Plans
Climate and Environment, New York State, Reporting
Failure of Build Back Better Casts Uncertainty over New York’s Climate Plans
New York was counting on federal money to help pay for its transition to clean energy, which will cost the state an estimated $15 billion each year.

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December 22