Scott Waldman
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Cuomo administration rejects Constitution pipeline
ALBANY—The Cuomo administration has denied the water quality permits for a controversial pipeline in what has become another primary test of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s environmental legacy. On Friday, which is Earth Day, the state Department of Environmental Conservation denied the water quality certificate the pipeline developers need to begin construction. Most of the pipeline’s federal permits have… → Read More
Radioactive water leak prompts new call for Indian Point to close
Operator said contaminated water leaked into groundwater → Read More
Cuomo lays out aggressive energy goals, with key details pending
Cuomo’s budget proposal on Wednesday laid out some of the most aggressive climate policy he has introduced during his tenure as governor. → Read More
Big change in store for New York nuclear in 2016
New York’s nuclear energy landscape is poised to shift dramatically in 2016, as it shrinks by one reactor and as the governor readies a policy that would recognize nuclear as a key bridge fuel to a renewable-powered future. At least one of the state’s six nuclear reactors may be shuttered, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo is aggressively targeting two more, both at the Indian Point facility in Westchester,… → Read More
Indian Point shutdowns could trigger increased oversight
ALBANY — A rash of recent shutdowns of the Indian Point nuclear facility may subject the plant to an increased level of federal oversight, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. On Monday night, a reactor at the Indian Point nuclear center shut down due to an “electrical disturbance” related to a high voltage transmission lines that carries electricity to an off-site switchyard,… → Read More
Rural upstate town votes to go 100 percent renewable in four years
ALBANY — A rural town outside of Albany plans to disconnect from the electrical grid, both to increase its reliance on renewable sources of energy and to gain some energy independence. On Thursday, the town board of Nassau in Rensselaer County voted to get 100 percent of its power from renewables by 2020. If all goes as planned, within the next four years, all six of the town buildings will be… → Read More
Rallying at Capitol, anti-fracking activists turn to pipelines
ALBANY — Pipeline opponents and a bipartisan group of lawmakers packed into the Capitol on Wednesday to demonstrate a new reality in the state's fraught relationship with natural gas: The fight against fracking has now become a fight against natural gas infrastructure — this time with more lawmakers joining the fray. Chanting “Governor, health and safety first," activists called on Gov. Andrew… → Read More
Cuomo plan to save nuclear plant a nonstarter, company officials say
ALBANY — On Wednesday, the Cuomo administration floated a plan to the Syracuse Post-Standard that would keep a troubled nuclear plant operating for at least a few more years. But neither of the private companies involved has committed to the idea, which could save the jobs of some 600 employees of the James A. FitzPatrick plant. The administration's proposal casts the governor as playing a key… → Read More
Three years later, family still fighting plans for substation on its farm
Utility says a different site nearby would put wetlands at risk → Read More
Cuomo staves off the sunset for struggling energy plants
Deals with several companies will help preserve 2,000 jobs → Read More
PSC releases Harlem gas explosion probe, could fine Con Edison
Found almost a dozen violations against the utility → Read More
Albany to New Jersey pipeline takes another step forward
ALBANY — A proposed pipeline that would carry crude oil from Albany to New Jersey moved another step forward on Wednesday. Developers of the 178-mile Pilgrim pipeline submitted permits in New York with the state transportation department and the Department of Environmental Conservation. The pipeline would be two separate, parallel underground lines that would run about 116 miles in New York,… → Read More
Cuomo administration calls on feds to reject Indian Point license
One expired in 2013 and the other expires in the next few weeks → Read More
State's $1B 'green bank' gets off to a slow start
About $50 million has been earmarked for approved projects, records indicate → Read More
Former coal-burning plant looking for a new life is generous Albany spender
ALBANY — A former coal-burning power plant in the Finger Lakes looking for a second life has spent almost $500,000 on lobbying in Albany and donations to Gov. Andrew Cuomo as it seeks to repower with natural gas. The Greenidge Generating Station, located along the shores of Seneca Lake in the village of Dresden, Yates County, was mothballed in 2011. The plant’s operators, Greenidge Generation… → Read More
Gibson says pipeline offers little benefit to New York
Republican congressman says Northeast Energy Direct Pipeline doesn't benefit landowners → Read More
Gibson says pipeline offers little benefit to New York
Says Northeast Energy Direct Pipeline doesn't benefit landowners → Read More
Report: Rail bridges for oil trains crumbling, dangerous
ALBANY — Two days after an oil train derailed and spilled in Wisconsin, a national report by environmental groups has found that the rail infrastructure that has been used to support the growing oil train industry is crumbling and suffers from a lack of federal oversight. Groups of volunteers inspected 250 of the rail bridges in 15 states, including some in New York that have seen oil train… → Read More
Constitution pipeline could face year-long construction delay
ALBANY — If the state doesn't approve permits soon, a proposed natural gas pipeline in the Southern Tier and Schoharie Valley could be delayed another year, the project's developers say. The state Department of Environmental Conservation has been sitting on water quality permits for the Constitution pipeline and has not given a timeline as to when a decision will be made. On Monday, Constitution… → Read More
In New York and New Jersey, a tale of two gas taxes
As New Jersey veers headlong into a debate over raising its gas tax, its neighbor, New York, has no intention of touching its own tax any time soon. The two states are alike in demographics, geography and infrastructure woes. According to Forbes, New York boasts the highest state and local tax burden in the union, with New Jersey running a close second. Albany and Trenton also share dubious… → Read More