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TexasTowelie

(112,204 posts)
Wed May 10, 2017, 04:22 AM May 2017

Lawsuits filed on Indian Point closure

ALBANY – Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino filed two lawsuits Tuesday in the fight over closing the Indian Point nuclear plant that helps power the region.

The lawsuits come after Astorino threatened to do so last month and after Democrats in the county legislature wouldn’t go along with his suit.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Entergy-owned plant announced in January that it would shutter by 2021, but Astorino is suing to force the state to undergo state environmental reviews first.

“Our lawsuit has nothing to do with the debate over nuclear energy,” Astorino said at a news conference. “It has to do with safety and the rule of law. Ultimately, the issue isn’t whether Indian Point stays open. It’s that any plan to close the plant must fully comply with the law."

Read more: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/albany/2017/05/09/lawsuit-filed-indian-point-closure/101464942/

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Lawsuits filed on Indian Point closure (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2017 OP
I thought this sounded familiar! Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #1

Rhiannon12866

(205,405 posts)
1. I thought this sounded familiar!
Wed May 10, 2017, 04:41 AM
May 2017

I posted some concerns about Indian Point quite awhile ago! Sure sounds political to me...

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