Fast forward four years…
During an announcement at NYPA’s Niagara County Power Project, Hochul said nuclear power has emerged as a clean-energy solution that will help New York achieve its climate goals at a time when the energy grid is facing increased demands from electrification of buildings and vehicles…
Hochul’s full-throated support for an energy source vilified by left-leaning environmentalists places her at odds with a portion of her Democratic base that would prefer the state build out more solar and wind power. It’s a stance that aligns more closely with a Trump Administration that wants to fast-track approval of nuclear power projects.
The environmental group Food & Water Watch, a leader in the campaign to ban the fracking of natural gas in New York, blasted Hochul’s plan as misguided.
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