By Itai Vardi, DESMOG A contractor hired last year by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to review a proposed gas pipeline by Spectra Energy, had already been working for the company on a related project, a DeSmog investigation has found. View full report
Democracy Now! In Peekskill, New York, just about an hour north of New York City, residents have launched a blockade in efforts to stop the construction of a gas pipeline slated to run only hundreds of feet from the aging Indian Point nuclear power plant. The proposed project has sparked concerns from residents and nuclear…
Charles E. Shumer United States Senator for New York Senators Cite Impacted Communities’ Health, Environmental & Safety Concerns; Say That This Pass-Through Pipeline Burdens NY Communities With All the Risks Without Any Long-Term Benefits View full report
By Thomas C. Zambito, The Journal News New York’s two U.S. senators on Friday called on federal regulators to halt construction of a controversial natural gas pipeline that runs beside the Indian Point nuclear power plant.… View full report
By Itai Vardi, DESMOG A business advocacy group lobbied for the reappointment of a federal energy commissioner while one of its own members sought approval for several projects from the same federal regulator, a DeSmog investigation has found. View full report
By Jason, PRN.FM Revisiting Indian Point and the Gas Pipeline: Featuring environmentalist leader/organizers, Susan van Dolsen of SAPE 2016 and Nancy Vann of the Safe Energy Right Group in conversation with Alison Rose Levy, discussing the the escalating safety concerns at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant north of New York City. View full report
By LANNING TALIAFERRO – Patch The groundwater contamination has gotten attention from activists and politicians. Peekskill-Cortlandt, NY View full report
By Claire Bernish – The Anti Media SOTT (Sign of the Times) Indian Point Energy Center, which sits roughly 30 miles from the heart of Manhattan in New York City, has been plagued with safety breaches and leaks, and has even been the subject of a deliberate cover-up since it began operations in the 1970s. View full report
Westchester, NY– Congressman Eliot L. Engel, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision not to grant a rehearing of its order approving the construction of the Algonquin Natural Gas Pipeline next to the Indian Point nuclear facility: View…
By LANNING TALIAFERRO – Patch The governor and the company have released statements. Peekskill-Cortlandt, NY View full report
News in Depth – Kaboo Community Radio Here in the Northwest we know about the Delta Five—the five Washington activists who in September blocked a mile-long oil train calling attention to the danger extraction industries have on the environment. They invoked the Necessity Defense claiming that their actions were justified and necessary due to the…
By Paul Blanch, lohud Re “Engel urges feds to assess cyber security for Algonquin,” Dec. 27 article: The recent revelation of a 2013 cyber attack to the Bowman Dam in Rye Brook was a disturbing confirmation of the vulnerability of our infrastructure. This exposure to an attack received national media attention and a call from Sen. Charles Schumer…
Jennifer Krill, Earthworks Natural gas is not cleaner than coal. But thanks to boatloads of advertising and campaign contributions, oil and gas lobbyists has convinced many politicians, including President Obama, that replacing coal with natural gas is a viable way to stave off catastrophic climate change. View full report
WESTCHESTER, NY – engel.house.gov Congressman Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), the Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement in response to reports of Iranian hackers infiltrating a dam in Rye, NY:… View full report
By Danny Yadron, The Wall Street Journal Cyberspies had access to control system of small structure near Rye in 2013, sparking concerns that reached to the White House View full report
Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion (SAPE) 