An overwhelming number of voices spoke out in opposition at the hearing in February 2022 against the proposed plant. On November 24, Danskammer submitted a formal request to the DEC for a hearing on the agency’s October 2021 denial of a required air permit for the project. Read the DEC’s October 2021 decision here. Thanks to all of you who submitted comments urging the DEC to take this step, which steers a path toward socially just climate solutions that benefit all people (especially Newburgh residents, who already suffer from high rates of respiratory illness) without polluting valley communities. It also affirmed that there’s no need for energy from a new fossil-fuel plant. While the fight to stop the plant isn’t over, the DEC agrees that by spewing millions of pounds of climate-warming emissions, Danskammer would make it harder to achieve the state’s clean energy goals. This was a huge victory in the campaign to Stop the Plant - essential for confronting the climate crisis. On Octostate Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) denied an air permit for the power plant. The owner of the Danskammer power plant on the Hudson River in the Town of Newburgh proposes replacing the current facility - which operates less than five percent of the time - with one that will run virtually nonstop. If built, this fossil-fuel plant would contribute to climate change, set back NY’s clean energy goals, and pollute our air and water.
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