Host Steven C. Russo interviews Julie Tighe, President of the New York League of Conservation Voters, about the latest legislation for renewable energy siting in New York. The two discuss Article 10, New York’s new energy siting law passed in 2011, and the new Accelerated Renewable Energy and Community Benefits Act, proposed in early 2020 by Governor Cuomo to address the issues of Article 10 and to help meet the State’s ambitious climate goals.
This is the latest episode of Empire Environmental, a mini-series of Legal Environmental Insights focused on environmental and energy issues impacting the State of New York.
Listen to New York Renewable Energy Siting, An Interview with Julie Tighe President of NYLCV: