Local Grassroots Organizations Condemn Sean Patrick Maloney for Prioritizing Political Gains over Working Class Communities of Color
Local activists in Rockland County and the surrounding region are today condemning Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney for his record of prioritizing political gains over the lives of working class communities – especially communities of color. A new report in American Prospect today revealed Congressman Maloney’s track record of supporting dirty energy interests, and has deepened the concerns of environmentalists and other grassroots groups over the sincerity of his support for the Green New Deal, and his commitment to mitigating the climate crisis. The Danskammer Plant, situated in the city of Newburgh, is already partially responsible for elevated rates of asthma in Newburgh’s Black and Latinx residents, even at its reduced capacity. The proposed $500 million dollar expansion, since defeated but supported by Congressman Maloney, was certain to decrease air quality further, and extend its polluting reach to downstream Rockland County. “We reached out to Congressman Maloney over and over again to help stop the dirty Danskammer fracked gas power plant, and time and again he blew us off,” said Alex Beauchamp, Northeast Region Director at Food & Water Action. “True leaders on climate change recognize the obvious fact that we can’t afford to build more fossil fuel projects. One has [...]
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Local activists in Rockland County and the surrounding region are today condemning Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney for his record of prioritizing political gains over the lives of working class communities – especially communities of color. A new report in American Prospect today revealed Congressman Maloney’s track record of supporting dirty energy interests, and has deepened the concerns of environmentalists and other grassroots groups over the sincerity of his support for the Green New Deal, and his commitment to mitigating the climate crisis. The Danskammer Plant, situated in the city of Newburgh, is already partially responsible for elevated rates of asthma in Newburgh’s Black and Latinx residents, even at its reduced capacity. The proposed $500 million dollar expansion, since defeated but supported by Congressman Maloney, was certain to decrease air quality further, and extend its polluting reach to downstream Rockland County. “We reached out to Congressman Maloney over and over again to help stop the dirty Danskammer fracked gas power plant, and time and again he blew us off,” said Alex Beauchamp, Northeast Region Director at Food & Water Action. “True leaders on climate change recognize the obvious fact that we can’t afford to build more fossil fuel projects. One has [...]
