Speakers

Doug Couchon from We Are Seneca Lake speaking at the rally to save NYS from FERC and to ask Governor Cuomo to protect NYS water by denying required water quality certificate for Constitution Pipeline

Megan Holleran, whose property was affected by infrastructure projects speaking at the rally to save NYS from FERC and to ask Governor Cuomo to protect NYS water by denying required water quality certificate for Constitution Pipeline

William Roche, a property owner whose land and dreams have been taken by eminent domain speaking at the rally to save NYS from FERC and to ask Governor Cuomo to protect NYS water by denying required water quality certificate for Constitution Pipeline

“Hundreds of New Yorkers converged on Albany to urge Governor Cuomo to not only deny Constitutions 401 water quality certificate, but also set the tone for the rest of the nation that federal overreach on key energy projects will no longer be tolerated.” Roger Downs, Conservation Director, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter.

Groups rally to save NYS from FERC and to ask Governor Cuomo to protect NYS water by denying required water quality certificate for Constitution Pipeline

Wes Gillingham, Program Director for Catskill Mountainkeeper. “They demonstrate to remind our government that it is here to serve the people, and they hope that our Governor and the DEC will lead a transition away from pipelines and fossil fuels to an economy based on respect for people and the planet.”

Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper, and leader of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network. “It uses legal loopholes and violations of law to strip states and communities of their legal rights to review, challenge, and even deny pipeline projects. We need Governor Cuomo to stand as our champion by saying "no" to the Constitution pipeline and [...]