The First Test of New York’s Data Center and Energy Future May Happen in Newburgh
Tomorrow at 10:30 AM, the Public Service Commission is set to approve the sale of Newburgh’s Roseton Generating Station for an undisclosed sum. And the…
Six in Seven Central Hudson Households May Get a Bill Increase Their Political Representatives Just Endorsed
Skyrocketing utility costs have been front and center across the Hudson Valley… State Senator Michelle Hinchey, January 13, 2026 Families across the Hudson Valley are…
The Hudson Valley Did Everything the Climate Law Asked. Now It Has the 5th-Fastest-Rising Bills in America and a Grid on the Edge.
Meredith Angwin wrote the book on how electric grids get quietly hollowed out. She says it’s happening in the Hudson Valley. She’ll be in Ulster…
Riverkeeper Sued to Force Renewables. Now It’s Suing to Stop Them.
Twenty-five days separated Kathy Nolan’s two statements about New York City’s agreement to allow the building of renewables on its massive Catskills land portfolio. On…
Thirty Years Late, and Right on Time
2026 is a pivotal year for energy and utility policy in New York State, and recent events occurring in and around the Catskills are a…
The Climate Bill Already Came Due in New York
In the summer of 2024, Central Hudson customers in New York’s Hudson Valley opened their bills to discover a backbreaking rate increase. Electric bills rose…
The Catskills Have Always Bailed Out New York State
Last month, a bill quietly passed in the New York State Senate that few people in the Catskills know about. Sponsored by Senator Rachel May…
Unfiltered in Delhi: A Community Grapples with Water, Energy, and Self-Government
On a Thursday night in late February, the Okun Theater at SUNY Delhi filled with over 80 students, farmers, engineers, retirees, and local officials who…
Are the Catskills an Environmental Justice Community?
New York’s last water chief cut a deal to open up city-owned Catskills land for renewable energy development. His successor is here to act on…
Unfiltered in Oneonta: What We Heard About Energy, Land & the Catskills
A snowy Saturday did little to thin the crowd at the Foothills Performing Arts Center in Oneonta, where more than 40 residents and officials gathered…
New York City’s Water Comes From the Catskills. Its Energy Plans May Break Them.
For more than a century, New York City has outsourced a massive infrastructure need to the Catskills: not only storing its water supply, but naturally…
Legitimate Opposition or Local Obstruction? It Depends Who’s Asking
When it comes to the story of energy in America, what counts as “legitimate” opposition and what gets waved aside? It’s been our position that…