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DEC Denies Danskammer Permit

DEC denies permit for Danskammer power plant near Newburgh

DEC denies permits for Danskammer and Astoria fracked gas plants – Riverkeeper statement

The DEC denied permits for two proposed fracked gas power plants – Danskammer Energy Center and Astoria Gas Turbine Power – on the basis that those facilities would be inconsistent with the state's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019.

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A River Runs (Back) Through It

Editorial: Life returns

Ditmars Blvd. Block Association, Guardians of Flushing Bay and Riverkeeper react to Port Authority’s commitment to review AirTrain alternatives

For immediate release: October 13, 2021 Contact: Leah Rae, [email protected], (914) 715-6821 Ditmars Blvd. Block Association, Guardians of Flushing Bay and Riverkeeper today issued the following statement regarding Port Authority’s announcement that it would pause action on the AirTrain project at Governor Hochul’s request and conduct a “thorough review of mass transit options to LaGuardia Airport.” Represented by Pace Environmental Law Clinic, the three groups filed a petition in federal court on Sept. 20 alleging the decision to greenlight the AirTrain project along Flushing Bay was based on an unlawfully […]

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With Cuomo Out, $2.1 Billion La Guardia AirTrain Is Halted

Innu Nation force feds, province back to table over Muskrat Falls

Lawmakers And Lawyers Try To Halt LaGuardia AirTrain Project

Riverkeeper selects new leader at pivotal moment

Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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