200+ Groups and Indigenous Nations Tell NY Gov. Hochul: No New Nuclear Reactors

In a set of letters sent to Governor Hochul today, 200 national, state, local groups and representatives from 6 Indigenous Nations demanded that Hochul drop her stated plans to build 5 gigawatts of new nuclear power in the state. The advocates’ letter was signed by more than 200 groups including Food & Water Watch, Alliance for a Green Economy, NY Renews (a coalition of 400+ organizations), NIRS, Citizen Action, NYPIRG, PUSH Buffalo, and Make the Road NY. The Indigenous nations’ letter came from the Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force, which includes delegates from six member nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, including Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora.

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