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NY On Track To End Emissions From Coal Plants By End Of 2020

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published May 9, 2019 at 11:54 PM EDT

New York state's plan to end carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants by the end of 2020 remains on track.

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that the state's Department of Environmental Conservation has adopted the final rules for the phaseout, which Cuomo first announced in 2016. Cuomo says he is determined to reduce fossil fuel emissions while ramping up clean energy sources

New York has only two operating coal plants, both upstate, which generate a small fraction of the state's power.

They could stay open if they install costly emissions capture technology or switch to natural gas.

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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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