Peggy Shepard co-authored an Op-Ed in the New York Daily News with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), urging then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to oppose the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, a “gift to the fossil fuel industry” sponsored by Senator Joe Manchin and John Barrasso.
Caleb Smith was featured in a CNET article on how LIHEAP, WAP, and other programs can help households reduce their energy bills. They helped explain both the need for these programs as well as how they work. The article was also shared by MSN.
Leslie Fields made the case against the expansion of LNG export facilities, quoted in a Common Dreams article on the Biden administration’s unwillingness to block such facilities despite agreeing to pause and study their impact, which found that there was indeed cause for concern – concerns that Fields explained: "Not only do these projects compound public health and safety harms to communities, especially in the Gulf and for communities of color, but they also exacerbate the climate crisis and raise energy prices here at home." The article also appeared on Truthout.
Annie Carforo was quoted in a Dallas Morning News article on the benefits of heat pumps. The article was also shared by MSN.
Eric Walker was quoted in a NY Focus article on New York State’s Cap & Invest program. The article was picked up by a number of local newspapers – including New York Upstate, Plattsburgh Press-Republican, and Oneonta Daily Star – as well as Yahoo News.
Harlem World featured our Energy Affordability & NY HEAT workshop before the holiday break.
A Hoodline article on New York State’s $16 million investment to reduce childhood lead poisoning used Peggy Shepard’s quote from the New York Times on the EPA strengthening the lead dust rules.
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