Frack Action

05/20/2026

Reminder! Join us for a free webinar tonight at 7pm EDT. All are welcome including advocates, organizers, neighbors and anyone who cares about New York’s energy future.

Governor Hochul has been building nuclear energy into the foundation of New York’s energy plans while more affordable renewable options keep getting sidelined. Nuclear is too costly, too toxic and too slow and Indigenous communities are already paying the price.

Communities across the state are fighting back and this webinar is where we get organized.

Register here: bit.ly/may-20-webinar

04/28/2026

A very important message from our friends at RHN! Methane = “natural” gas = costly fossil fuel. Governor Hochul is trying to weaken NY’s climate law with loopholes that make “natural” gas (methane) seem safe. It isn’t.

💨 Pollution: Burning gas in our homes (like in stoves and heaters) is harming our health and supercharging climate change.

💰Cost: New power plants & pipelines make fossil fuel billionaires richer and raise our bills for decades.

⏳ More time: Cutting methane NOW will slow down climate change!

☀️ Solutions: We already have the tools for a smooth, affordable switch to clean energy!

Call your legislators offices and call Gov Hochul at 518-474-8390! Tell them to hold the line and no rollbacks on the Climate Law. 

04/08/2026

Finger Lakes, NY residents! Please see this event taking place tomorrow night in Watkins Glen in response to a proposal for nuclear power in the FLX.

Nuclear in the FLX? Presentation and Discussion on the Risks, Cost, and Community Impacts

Date: Thursday, April 9th

Time: 6:00pm–7:30pm

Location: Saint James Episcopal Church

112 6th Street, Watkins Glen, NY 14891

Pizza and beverages will be provided.

Join us for a presentation and discussion featuring expert speakers who will break down the risks, costs, and community impacts of nuclear power in the region.

Speakers:

Tim Judson (Nuclear Information and Resource Service)

Tim Judson lives in Syracuse and is the Executive Director of NIRS, as well as a contributing author of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report. He has watchdogged nuclear power plants and their impacts on Central New York communities since the 1990s.

Dr. Robert Howarth (Cornell University)

Bob Howarth is the Atkinson Professor of Ecology & Environmental Biology at Cornell University and a member of the NYS Climate Action Council.

Yvonne Taylor (Seneca Lake Guardian)

Yvonne Taylor, Vice President of Seneca Lake Guardian and President of the National Coalition Against Cryptomining and AI Data Centers, lives on the east side of Seneca Lake. Her work to protect the Finger Lakes region earned her the national Grist 50 award in 2025.

This event is co-sponsored by: NIRS, Seneca Lake Guardian, Sustainable Finger Lakes, Frack Action, Food and Water Watch, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, Sierra Club Finger Lakes Group, Committee to Preserve the Finger Lakes, We Are Seneca Lake, Indivisible Schuyler, Zero Waste Ithaca, People For a Healthy Environment, Citizens for a Better Southern Tier, and Veterans for Climate Justice, and FLX Strong, Campaign For Renewable Energy, Alliance for Nuclear Free NY, Dish Truck, Indivisible Corning Elmira, Greensprings Natural Cemetery

We hope to see you there for this timely and important discussion!

(Included here is a picture of the site and its proximity to the Watkins Glen International Race Track, the world-famous Watkins Glen Gorge, and the Sugar Hill State Forest, which was taken directly from the letter submitted to the New York Power Authority by the Schuyler County Economic Development Partnership (SCOPED). Can you imagine if there was a need to evacuate during a busy race weekend?)

03/25/2026

500+ people from across New York State convened in Albany to demand the legislature protect public health and the environment and actually lower New Yorkers’ energy bills.

Hundreds of New Yorkers representing health, environmental, student, climate and consumer protection organizations joined an emergency rally and press conference demanding the legislature protect the climate law, and urge Governor Hochul to implement clean energy and energy efficiency solutions that actually lower New Yorkers’ energy bills.

Last week, Governor Hochul revealed a plan to gut New York’s climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which is designed to reduce New York’s reliance on volatile fossil fuels and stabilize energy prices with clean, affordable energy. Hochul’s plan would allow New York to maintain the fossil fuel status quo by changing how we account for methane, making it appear that New York’s emissions have declined when they have actually stayed the same. Hochul also wants to delay any requirement to even introduce regulations for the law until December 31, 2030.

"Renewable energy is clean and affordable today and will remain so tomorrow, without the pollution, health impacts, and price volatility of dirty fossil fuels. New Yorkers overwhelmingly want more clean energy and climate action. We urge our legislative leaders and Governor Hochul to focus on deploying renewable energy and efficiency measures and implementing the climate law, not making tired excuses and giving in to the fossil fuel industry." said Renee Vogelsang, NY Director, Frack Action

03/20/2026

Upcoming opportunity! 🔥 April 8, 2026, 1:00pm ET

Gas stoves are the fracking tailpipe in the kitchen: They help keep New York hooked on methane gas piped in from our fracked neighboring states, bringing toxic emissions all the way into our homes.

Hear one of the top researchers on these risks, Dr. Yannai Kashtan from PSE Healthy Energy, as well as an expert on the SOLUTIONS, Brady Seals, of Stanford University's new Electrification for Health program.

Organized by our colleagues at Concerned Health Professionals of New York/ The Science and Environmental Health Network, with the Collaborative for Health and Environment. Open to all!

About 38 percent of U.S. homes use gas-fired stoves and ovens for cooking. Combustion of so-called “natural gas” — which is primarily methane — creates many toxic air...

03/17/2026

ATTN: Governor Hochul wants to diminish New York's nation leading climate law - the CLCPA (Climate Leadership and Communities Protection Act).

We need you to join us in Albany on March 25th to urge lawmakers to resist this motion by Governor Hochul and defend and implement the Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act that will deliver energy affordability and real climate solutions for New York households.

New York is facing an energy affordability crisis driven by its reliance on costly, polluting fossil fuels. Gas utility bills have outpaced the rate of inflation fourfold over the past year, leading to 1 in every 7 New York households being pushed into utility debt. To lower energy costs, New York lawmakers must uphold New York’s landmark climate law that invests in clean energy and energy efficiency policies, proven solutions for lowering energy costs.

A more affordable, healthier, and climate-resilient New York is possible. We need your help to achieve it. As the legislature finalizes our state budget, your voice is crucial to ensuring New York protects policies that result in cleaner heat and lower bills.

Buses from Across the State! RSVP to get all the bus info and to join us! Link to RSVP in the Comments.

03/13/2026

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is egregiously seeking to undermine New York's vital climate law.

Thanks to Senators Krueger, Harckham, and Parker for writing this excellent op-ed about the importance of the law and protecting it.

The price of natural gas is skyrocketing, something that New Yorkers getting their home heating and electric bills after this winter’s cold snap know all too well. Unaffordable rate hikes have been…

02/20/2026

The gas industry is trying to get around New York's authority to build the harmful, fracked gas Constitution Pipeline, which NYS previously found poses grave risks for our water. Gov. Hochul and the state DEC must fight to stop this disastrous pipeline.

Thanks to Environmental Advocates New York for this great op-ed!

By approving the NESE pipeline, Hochul opened the door to other fossil fuel projects. This time, project proponents are trying for a federal override of New York’s authority.

01/13/2026

Today, New Yorkers from across the state rallied outside of Governor Hochul's State of the State Address to demand that she STAND UP FOR THE CLIMATE!

We decried how Gov. Hochul has retreated on climate change and caved to the fossil fuel industry, and we called on her to follow the state's climate law, stop permitting fossil fuel projects, and ramp up renewable energy.

We called for bold leadership that puts our climate, health, and environment ahead of corporate polluter profits.

Thanks to so many fellow organizations, advocates, health professionals, and state legislators for being with us, including Senator Lea Webb, Assemblymember Emily Gallagher, and Assemblymember Anna Kelles!

12/22/2025

After years of grassroots organizing, Governor Hochul signed legislation that eliminates the 100-foot rule, an outdated policy that lets utility companies expand the fossil fuel system - paid for through our utility bills - while hooking residents onto polluting, expensive fracked gas that contributes to the climate crisis. The 100-foot rule costs New Yorkers $600 million annually in higher energy bills at a time when many families are struggling to heat their homes without breaking the bank.

Thanks to the Governor’s signature, New York will begin the process of eliminating this unnecessary rule, bringing us one step closer to cleaner heat, and lower bills. We applaud all the organizations in our movement who fought for years to stop this fossil fuel subsidy, paid for by us!

12/16/2025

We were in the Capitol late last week urging Governor Hochul to sign the 100-ft Rule Repeal which is on desk her right now. New Yorkers can no longer foot the bill to expand fossil fuel infrastructure. Call, post, tag, email the Governor and tell her to sign this bill now.

We need Governor Kathy Hochul to Protect our wallets, our health and our future!