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Battery energy storage facilities could improve grid efficiency and affordability while reducing reliance on fossil fuels. But an ongoing regulatory battle with Con Edison reflects larger challenges concerning New York…

ByCasey Wetherbee 0Comments

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Apr 2026

Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development Politics

Gas Industry Eyes Comeback as New York Weighs Climate Law Delays

Fossil fuel interests have enlisted prominent former elected officials to make the case that gas is here to stay.

ByColin Kinniburgh, New York Focus 0Comments

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Mar 2025

Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development News

Opinion: NY Needs Its Own Climate Solutions. How About Peaker Plants?

“This infrastructure is a relic of past planning mistakes: nearly every neighborhood housing these plants is classified as ‘disadvantaged,’ bearing the disproportionate brunt of environmental harm.”

ByJohn Surico

ByKevin Kim

ByHannah Berkin-Harper 2Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City’s Largest Power Plant Nears Milestone in Renewable Energy Push

A plan to transform the Ravenswood Generating Station into a clean energy center is in the works, with a vote on an offshore wind proposal expected this fall. Queens community…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Government In Depth Investigations

Inside the Fight to Stop Indian Point From Dumping Radioactive Water into the Hudson River

The deactivated nuclear power plant, now run by Holtec, wants to discharge 1 million gallons of radioactive waste into the river as early as August. The dumping will release …

ByMariana Simões 6Comments

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Apr 2022

Climate and Environment Government

NY Green Lights Clean Energy Projects, But Concerns Linger

Some groups have expressed concerns about the impact one project will have on Indigenous communities, and some want assurances that the state’s shift to clean energy will lead to a…

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

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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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Mar 2022

Government News

Bronx Residents Demand Closure of Polluting ‘Peaker Plants’ as State Ramps Up Renewable Energy

Residents in The Bronx’s “Asthma Alley,” ask the New York Power Authority to commit to transition off of costly fossil fuel-burning power plants.

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Climate and Environment Opinion

Opinion: To Bring Down Energy Bills, NY Must Invest in Clean Energy Production

‘Maintaining this expensive and dirty power grid is by no means a necessity—it is an ongoing policy choice.’

ByElizabeth Yeampierre

ByJustin Wood

ByDaniel Chu 0Comments

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Aug 2020

Climate and Environment

Opinion: After Feds’ Failure, NYS Must Crack Down on Air Pollution

‘Recent research shows that long-term exposure to particulate-matter air pollution increases the likelihood of severe COVID-19 outcomes. And people of color are disproportionately affected.’

ByRuthie Lazenby

BySarah DeSouza 0Comments

As New York Swelters, Fight Heats Up Between Con Ed and Battery Storage Developers