EANY Director: Trump is Dismantling the Clean Power Plan

The following statement was issued today by Peter Iwanowicz, Director of Environmental Advocates of New York (EANY). 

"President Trump and Acting EPA Administrator Wheeler are at it again with a “Dirty Power Scam” that will jettison the only federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants – which in turn will exacerbate climate change and put the health of millions of New Yorkers at risk. This is a senseless action that will cost lives. 

"While it is encouraging that so many have raised their voices in opposition to this scam—talk is no longer enough—this is a moment crying out for action. New York has the chance to demonstrate how to lead in the face of a federal government that fails to grasp that their policy will make people sick and cause premature deaths. Governor Cuomo can start by converting the power source for the Capitol and Empire State Plaza from dirty fuels to renewables and implement an aggressive plan that moves our biggest source of climate pollution, the transportation sector, completely off of fossil fuels." 

Source: EANY

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