More Opposition To A Thruway-Led Pipeline Project

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published December 21, 2015 at 4:59 AM EST

More communities ask DEC lead Pilgrim Pipeline review.

Two more communities have joined the movement to squash the New York Thruway's involvement with the Pilgrim Pipeline Project.

Add Coxsackie and Athens to the growing list of municipalities speaking up against the Thruway Authority taking the role of lead agency for twin 178-mile pipeline project. The Greene County News reports Athens unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the Thruway Authority’s proposal to serve as lead agency, instead expressing support for the DEC to take on that role.

The next day, the Coxsackie Town Council did the same. The two Greene County towns join a growing list that includes several cities and counties, including Albany, Ulster and Rockland.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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