Hochul Wants NYPA to Build Nukes

NY Governor Kathy Hochul, on the Monday after the legislature left town for the yea,r announced that she was directing the New York Power Authority to build a nuclear plant, probably in Central New York. One of the main reasons is to met the energy needs of the new chip factory that MIcron plans to build in Syracuse. The announcement was quickly greeted with dismay by climate and environmental groups who view nuclear as an expensive and false climate solution that presents a host of environmental and public health problems. Anne Rabe of Don’t Waste NY talks with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.