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“The Climate Action Council Scoping Plan for New York must not allow for new or repowered gas power plants that pollute our air and endanger community health. Additionally, the final…

ByRamón Cruz 0Comments

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May 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Building Owners File Lawsuit to Block Key NYC Climate Law

Local Law 97, passed in 2019, requires buildings to lower emissions beginning in 2024. Property owners who fail to comply will face penalties calculated based upon how much their buildings’…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Climate and Environment Government Opinion

Opinion: NY Should Approve Champlain Hudson Project, Because Frontline Communities Need Clean Air

“COVID-19 was a wake-up call. The phrase ‘underlying health condition’ was a trigger to all Queensbridge/Ravenswood residents, who knowingly live where air quality is poor, and suffer disproportionately from asthma…

ByMitchell G. Taylor 3Comments

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Aug 2021

Climate and Environment

Activists, Chuck Schumer Protest National Grid’s Brooklyn Pipeline Ahead of Rate Hike Vote

The state will vote Thursday on whether to approve higher gas rates to help fund construction of the seven-mile fracked gas pipeline, which runs from Brownsville up to Greenpoint.

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

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Apr 2021

Opinion

Opinion: New York Needs Publicly-Owned Utilities, Not Sham Stakeholder Participation

‘The time has come to remove corporate profiteering from the picture altogether. Two new bills —the NY Build Public Renewables Act and the forthcoming NY Utility Democracy Act—would do just…

ByRobert Jackson Wood 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Climate and Environment Opinion

Opinion: National Grid Has No Place in NYC’s Climate-Resilient Future

‘Gas is incompatible with New York’s future. Despite knowing this, National Grid continues to push for more gas infrastructure.’

ByAaron Eisenberg 2Comments

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Jan 2018

Climate and Environment

State’s Mixed Energy Message an Issue in Fight Over Upstate Pipeline

Advocates are hoping the presence of an eagle’s nest will provide a last-ditch way to stop an Orange County natural-gas pipeline. But what’s really at stake is NY’s ability to…

ByNoah Goldberg 2Comments

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Apr 2014

Opinion

Can NY Fight Global Warming Without Nuclear Power?

The experience of California, Germany and Japan is clear, the author argues: Close nuclear plants and CO2 emissions soar as other power sources fill the gap.

ByRichard Thomas 0Comments

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Mar 2014

Investigations

Only Two Electric-Cab Drivers On the Road in NYC

Five of the seven electric cars in the city’s taxi and for-hire fleet are idle, but Luis Castro is still making battery-powered stops in the Bronx.

ByOliver Morrison 2Comments

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Dec 2013

Opinion

Competitive Energy Markets Work for New York

In a response to an assemblyman’s call for stricter regulation of the electricity marketplace, an industry official says deregulation is not to blame for high prices.

ByGavin J. Donohue 0Comments

Opinion: New York Needs a Bold Climate Action Plan

Building Owners File Lawsuit to Block Key NYC Climate Law

Opinion: NY Should Approve Champlain Hudson Project, Because Frontline Communities Need Clean Air

Activists, Chuck Schumer Protest National Grid’s Brooklyn Pipeline Ahead of Rate Hike Vote

Opinion: New York Needs Publicly-Owned Utilities, Not Sham Stakeholder Participation

Opinion: National Grid Has No Place in NYC’s Climate-Resilient Future

State’s Mixed Energy Message an Issue in Fight Over Upstate Pipeline

Can NY Fight Global Warming Without Nuclear Power?

Only Two Electric-Cab Drivers On the Road in NYC

Competitive Energy Markets Work for New York

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