ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state agencies are required to consider the future likelihood of extreme weather in their decisions on public works projects, industrial and commercial permits and regulations, according to a new law signed Monday.

For New York, those calculations include rising sea levels, more flooding and more severe storms.

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