“Today, the Court agreed that our clients would suffer irreparable harm without a TRO to halt National Grid’s ongoing LNG trucking-related activities, which plainly violate the State Environmental Quality Review Act,” said Ruhan Nagra of the University Network for Human Rights, one of the attorneys for the Plaintiffs. They both have the power to shift our economy away from extraction so our labor force can be building renewables like geothermal, electrification and energy efficiency, not digging fossil fuels out of the ground to burn for energy like cavemen.” “Mayor DeBlasio and Governor Cuomo have had every opportunity to live up to the climate champion banners they love to wave for the press, but fall short on climate action.
“We feel some relief knowing the courts won’t just give this abusive company a green light the way NYC and NYS have,” said Kim Fraczek, Director of Sane Energy Project. Rothenberg issued an order halting “all construction activities and other physical alterations contained in National Grid’s pending LNG Variance Petition.pending resolution of Petitioners’ motion for a preliminary injunction.” National Grid has refused to listen to the thousands of public comments and adjust its business model to stop poisoning us for profit.” “We know we can build renewable infrastructure to serve our energy needs that will also support our health and safety. “This is great news, but I know my community will not be able to heal or rest until we know that National Grid stops expanding their poison for good,” said Elisha Fye, Vice President of the Cooper Park Resident Council. Following last Friday’s lawsuit filed against the City of New York (NYC) and National Grid, the New York State Supreme Court for the County of Kings issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to halt construction of the Company’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Truck Load/Unload Station and other illegal LNG trucking-related construction activities pending a decision on the merits of the case. Greenpoint, Brooklyn, July 27, 2021- “We won’t back down until National Grid completely stops harming our community for shareholder profit,” said the community advocacy groups representing thousands of North Brooklyn residents. Ruhan Nagra, 31 New York State Supreme Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Halting National Grid’s Illegal Construction of Liquefied Fracked Gas InfrastructureĬooper Park Resident Council and Sane Energy Project claim temporary victory in their lawsuit to halt illegal construction at Greenpoint fracked gas facility at the apex of the controversial North Brooklyn Pipeline.
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