Under Andrew Cuomo, the state caved to progressive environmental activists who pushed the closing of the Indian Point nuclear plant, claiming that earthquakes or tsunamis in New York’s Hudson Valley could cause a catastrophic accident like the one at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant that killed one person. Activists at the time also raised concerns about fish safety, incorrectly claiming that the plant was using “…the Hudson River as a dumping ground for radioactive waste.” Cuomo applauded the plant’s closing as a win for New York City, saying, “I have personally been trying to close it down for 15 years.” (RELATED: CRAIG RUCKER: Preserving America’s Freedom Means Producing More Energy) These groups are renewables-only as a route to zero-emission energy, decrying nuclear power’s “legacy of negative impacts on Indigenous communities, women, and children,” calling existing nuclear technology “aging” and claiming that new technology is “untested” and costly, advocating instead for the buildout of public solar and wind.
Author: Alina Voss
Published at: 2025-08-30 20:28:03
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