Erik McGregor, Sierra Club
On October 30th, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) greenlighted half of New York's coal plants for retirement. NYISO announced that the Huntley and Dunkirk coal plants were no longer necessary for grid reliability with the planned improvements to the U.S. National Grid and transmission systems in Chautauqua and Niagara counties.
The Sierra Club's Beyond Coal team in New York has since worked to translate this victory into a commitment from Governor Andrew Cuomo for a just transition beyond coal within the decade.
Pictured above, Club organized panel and screening of Naomi Klein's "This Changes Everything".
Pictured below, three Sierra Club partners in environmental justice for New York: Mychal Johnson of South Bronx Unite, Anthony Rogers-Wright of Environmental Action, and Courtney Williams of ResistAIM.
Empire State Beyond Coal activists weathered a thunderstorm with Fight for $15 protestors, below:
Living wages on a living planet! #FightFor15
