Election Upheavel in Town of Coeymans

Today, Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine podcast spoke to CAC’s Barbara Heinzen about the recent election results in Coeymans. Heinzen and volunteer members of the CAC were thrilled to learn that several candidates sympathetic to the CAC mission won seats on the Town Board. Most importantly, George McHugh, the former attorney for Carver, was narrowly defeated in his re-election bid for Town Supervisor. The CAC hopes to advance several issues with the new board but a key point would be reversing the changes made by McHugh to gut the Clean Air Law. Changes were made not only to the Law but also to Coeyman’s Comprehensive Plan and zoning laws to allow for the expansion of industrial development along the Hudson River for what the CAC suspects was for waste management purposes. Listen to Heinzen’s interview to learn more:

Direct Air Capture workshop recording

Moderated by our own, Barbara Heinzen, Ph.D., Chair of the CAC, this virtual event was recorded on April 10, 2022. It begins with an overview of the Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act (A8597/S8171) in the NYS Assembly and Senate. Presentations by speakers June Sekera, Visiting Scholar at the New School University in New York/Senior Research Fellow at Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center and Jim Walsh, Policy Director for Food & Water Watch/Food & Water Action. There was a Q&A following the event.

This event is co-sponsored by us, the Clean Air Coalition of Greater Ravena Coeymans, the Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls, Beyond Plastics, People of Albany United for Safe Energy, Food & Water Watch, Green Education and Legal Fund, and NATURE Lab and People’s Health Sanctuary at The Sanctuary for Independent Media. 

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