Category: US Governors

Indian Point Nuclear Reactors to Close by 2021

… reached the end of their original 40-year operating licenses in September 2013 and December 2015. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino blasted the new agreement on Friday, telling the Mamaroneck Daily Voice it was “potentially catastrophic” and …

Indian Point Nuclear Reactors to Close by 2021

… reached the end of their original 40-year operating licenses in September 2013 and December 2015. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino blasted the new agreement on Friday, telling the Mamaroneck Daily Voice it was “potentially catastrophic” and …

Indian Point, the Nuclear Power Plant About 30 Miles From New York…

Indian Point Energy Center, the more than aging nuclear power plant in Westchester County that’s just a short trip up the Hudson River from America’s most populous city, will fully close by 2021 . Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed the planned shutdown of the plant – which has been under fire for years over safety and environmental concerns – in the first of his official State of the State speeches, delivered Monday in Manhattan.

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… — an amount that the company says is the equivalent of a quarter of the power used in New York City and Westchester County. Cuomo has long called for the plant’s closure, saying operating a nuclear plant so close to a major population center is a …

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo: We want the largest multi-use trail in the nation

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing to complete and connect two greenway trails crisscrossing the state from Manhattan to Canada and from Albany to Buffalo to create a 750-mile paved biking and hiking route that will be marketed as a national tourist destination. “We want to build the largest multi-use trail in the nation,” said the Democratic governor at a state of the state speech Tuesday in Westchester County.

Westchester Bracing for Closure of Indian Point

Westchester County is bracing for a hit to local employment and revenue after the Indian Point Energy Center shuts down in 2021 after more than 40 years of operation. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, some local residents and environmental groups have been trying for years to close the nuclear plant.

Experts: NY can absorb closing of Indian Point nuke plant

A plan to close the aging Indian Point nuclear power plant by 2021 removes a long-held fear of an accident occurring miles from the nation’s most populous city. Although the plant provides about a quarter of the electricity in New York City and suburban Westchester County, experts agree that taking he plant offline should have a negligible long-term impact on supply.

Astorino Blames Cuomo For Indian Point Closure, Saying ‘The Joke’s On Us’

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said the closing of Indian Point in Buchanan is typical behavior from Governor Andrew Cuomo. Astorino, who unsuccessfully challenged Cuomo in 2014, held a press conference in Tarrytown at the Double Tree on Monday following Entergy’s press conference of its own at the hotel to confirm it was closing the nuclear power plant in 2020 and 2021.

New York Forcing Nuclear Power Plant To Close

… more than 2,000 megawatts of electricity, or about one-fourth of the power consumed in New York City and Westchester County. “[Cuomo is] claiming we should not pay attention to that and imagine that a 1,000 MW transmission line could possibly …

NY can absorb closing of Indian Point nuke plant

ALBANY, N.Y. >> New York will be able to make up for lost electricity generation after the aging Indian Point nuclear power plant shuts down in 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday, announcing a deal between state officials and plant-owner Entergy Corp. that will close the facility by 2021. Sitting along the lower Hudson River about 30 miles north of New York City, Indian Point produces 2,000 megawatts of electrical power – an amount that the company says is the equivalent of a quarter of the power used in New York City and Westchester County.

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… like Buffalo, Rochester and the New York City suburbs. Cuomo’s State of the State tour will take him to Westchester County on Tuesday, where he will deliver an address at SUNY Purchase’s Performing Arts Center at 10:30 a.m. before heading to Long …

Cuomo: Indian Point is too dangerous

… also laid out a plan to make college education more affordable for all New Yorkers. Cuomo will speak in Westchester County on Tuesday. Additional addresses are planned for Long Island, Syracuse and Albany later in the week. Governors traditionally …

Sustainable Saturday: After Indian Point

… a clean energy future. An agreement to shutter the ailing Indian Point nuclear reactors in Buchanan, NY (Westchester County) was announced on January 9. Under the deal hammered out between keep its employees on board until the shutdown, finding new …

Reports: Indian Point Nuclear Plant to Close by 2021

The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement, plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.

This Week From Albany: Cuomo’s road show

… make $79,500 and haven’t seen a raise in 18 years. The speeches continue Tuesday on Long Island and in Westchester County and Wednesday in Syracuse and Albany – coincidentally on a day when the Legislature won’t be in town. The work has gotten off …

AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021

The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.

AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021

The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement, plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.

AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021

The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement, plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.

Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021, AP source says

The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.

Astorino: ‘Secret Deal’ To Shut Indian Point ‘Potentially Catastrophic’

Indian Point’s two active nuclear power plants will close by April 2021 under a deal confirmed Friday by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who called the secret deal “a complete surprise to us” and “potentially catastrophic.” Astorino, a Republican, said that neither Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, nor the plants’ New Orleans-based owner, Entergy, informed him, or the municipalities most affected about the plan.

AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021

The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo , who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.

AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021

The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement, plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.

NY estimates $3.7B loss from Obamacare repeal

… the percentage of uninsured New Yorkers in half, from 10 percent to 5 percent. Cuomo’s office estimated Westchester County has 91,844 enrolles who could lose insurance if the repeal is adopted, as well as 38,526 in Rockland and 7,000 in Putnam …