“Despite being the first phase of the pipeline’s construction, Brownsville and Ocean Hill were the last to find out about it,” said civil rights attorney Britney Wilson.
The decision was the first rate hike the state considered since passage of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, setting a precedent for how New York might enforce the…
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.
‘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…
The utility has asked state regulators to rewrite an agreement forged in 2019 after Gov. Cuomo threatened to yank its license over a moratorium over natural gas hookups.
The report, prepared for an environmental group, comes as National Grid begins a series of public meetings about its strategy for meeting what it says will be significant growth in…
Opponents of a proposed natural gas pipeline have questioned National Grid’s claim that it needs the new supply to keep up with rising demand. And the utility’s own filings with…
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…