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Climate Activists Target a Retrofitted ‘Peaker Plant’ in Queens, Decrying New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
They say burning natural gas harms communities of color, exceeds New York’s carbon limits and helps make the case for a federal clean energy standard.
July 30, 2021
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez poses with community members and environmental activists opposing the Astoria Repowering Project in Queens, New York. Courtesy of New York Public Interest Research Group
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