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NYRI Project Not Dead Yet

By Dave Lucas

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Utica, NY – More than 2,000 people attended 13 public hearings and more than 2,600 letters and e-mails from the public were received regarding New York Regional Interconnect's 1,200-megawatt power line project. Residents and environmentalists cheered when NYRI withdrew its proposal to run a 190-mile power line through local communities, but the celebration may have been premature, as we hear in this update from WAMC's Dave Lucas