Mid-Hudson News By Emily Skydel, Hudson Valley Organizer, Food & Water Watch New Rochelle, NY, May 18, 2020 – There are some simple reasons local residents are opposed to Danskammer’s plan to turn a seldom-used “peaker” plant into a fully operational fracked gas power plant on the Hudson River…

Erik McGregor Photography Erik McGregor is a New York City based artist, photographer,  and activist. Brooklyn, NY, May 20. 2020 – National Grid resumed the North Brooklyn “MRI” Pipeline construction by allegedly authorizing themselves to continue, despite the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic and the extension of the shelter in place orders. Residents and local elected…

Opinion by Michael N. Susan, Albany Times-Union Albany, NY, January 24, 2020 – In his unremitting and unconscionable attack on science, President Donald Trump claims that human-caused global warming — overwhelmingly accepted by scientists — is a Chinese hoax. He posits that wind turbines cause cancer. Trump has defunded climate research, expanded fossil fuel extraction…

For Immediate Release Ossining, New York, October 3, 2019 –  Over 120 members of community groups, faith leaders and residents gathered at The Center at Mariandale on Thursday, October 3 on the heels of the recent global climate strikes, in order to harness action on the Green New Deal –

lSeptember 20, 2019 On Friday September 20, Capital District residents will participate in the international student climate strike. Marches will begin from several sites culminating in a rally at the State Capitol (West Capitol Park) at 1 PM. The main march, initiated by PAUSE,..

By Robert Edlund in The Daily Star Oneonta, NY, August 9, 2019 – Last year, the Otsego County Industrial Development Agency and Sen. Jim Seward met behind closed doors with the president of NYSEG. They cooked up plans for a new pipeline to be paid for by you, NYSEG’s customers. Instead of replacing a 25-mile segment…

Your Gas Stove Is Bad for You and the Planet -To help solve the climate crisis, we need to electrify everything. By Justin Gillis and Bruce Nilles.Mr. Gillis is a former New York Times environmental reporter and a contributing opinion writer. Mr. Nilles is a managing director at Rocky Mountain Institute. OAKLAND, Calif. May 1,…

For immediate release: Thursday, April 25, 2019 Contact: Doug Wood, Grassroots Communications (516) 883-0887 Sustainable Energy Comes to Westchester, Eliminating the Need for More Gas Pipelines Heat Pumps and Solar Power Help Builders Save Money and Avoid the Uncertainty of Fossil Fuels  (Tarrytown, NY) Hundreds of Westchester builders, developers, architects, engineers and municipal officials packed the Tarrytown Hilton…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 23 February 2019 by Margo Frances, 914-325-4620 (margofrances@yahoo.com) PEEKSKILL—On Sunday, March 10, at 2 P.M., at the American Legion hall, 936 McKinley Street, Peekskill, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (IPSEC) and other local groups are hosting a pot-luck lunch and informative program commemorating the 8th anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that…

Mid-Hudson News.com – Saturday, March 2, 2019 NEW PALTZ – Experts, environmental organization representatives and concerned community members shared their input regarding the state’s draft environmental protection legislation, the Community Climate and Protection Act (CCPA), during… Read full report  

News 12 Westchester – February 13, 2019 WHITE PLAINS – Elected officials joined dozens of ratepayers in White Plains to voice concerns at a public hearing over a looming natural gas moratorium by Con Edison. The public service commission hearing Wednesday was held… Read full report

By Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff  Peekskill-Cortlandt Patch – Feb 10, 2019 CORTLANDT, NY — New York State police announced that Route 202 was closed Saturday night for emergency utility work. The announcement came at 10:30 p.m… Read full report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 29, 2019 Contact: Lee Ziesche, NYC, lee@saneenergyproject.org(954) 415-6228 Courtney Williams, Westchester, NY (609) 468-7080

Thomas C. Zambito, Rockland/Westchester Journal News – Jan. 28, 2019 The state Public Service Commission will hold hearings next month to address ConEd’s plan to refuse any new natural gas customers in most of its Westchester County territory by the middle of March.. Read full report

By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE – January 12, 2019 – In a decision blasted by South Shore lawmakers as reckless, irresponsible, and dangerous, Governor Charlie Baker’s administration on Friday approved air quality permits for a natural gas compressor station in Weymouth, with state environmental regulators… View full report