Eco-Logic Radio BLOG
Description: We don’t need a new fracked gas power plant that will increase dangerous air pollution and contribute to climate change. We need to stop the plant.
We continue to participate in permitting proceedings to ensure Danskammer’s plant is never built.
To complete its proposed plant, Danskammer must acquire an Article 10 certificate from the New York State Siting Board, and an air permit (officially, a “Title V air permit”) from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
In October 2021, the DEC denied Danskammer required air permits based on the project’s inconsistency with New York’s landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). Danskammer filed suit in state court challenging DEC’s decision, but the court affirmed the DEC had authority to deny the permit and dismissed the case. In April 2023, Danskammer also lost an administrative appeal challenging DEC’s authority to deny the permit.
Eco-Logic Radio BLOG