New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is boosting natural gas production that does not adhere to the state’s controversial green energy law, the New York Post reported on Sunday.

Facing criticism over significant proposed increases in gas and electric prices, the administration approved permits to expand the capacity of the 414-mile Iroquois pipeline and pump more natural gas into New York City and southern Connecticut in order to maintain enough supply during the coldest portion of the year.

Permission was given by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) even though it admitted that it’s “inconsistent with and would interfere with” the Empire State’s greenhouse gas emission limits and would not adhere to the plan to lessen New York’s dependence on fossil fuels.

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