The founding press statement was released in three versions on June 1, which all stated that: "New York, California and Washington, representing over one-fifth of U.S. Gross Domestic Product, are committed to achieving the U.S. goal of reducing emissions 26–28 percent from 2005 levels and meeting or exceeding the targets of the federal Clean Power Plan."
成立的新聞稿在6月1日以三個版本公佈，全部指出「紐約州、加利福尼亞州和華盛頓州代表美國超過5分之1的本地生產總值，承諾達成或超越美國聯邦潔淨電力計劃定下以2005年基準減少26至28%的碳排放的目標」。