By Vanessa Fajans-Turner, Environmental Advocates NY
Feb 18, 2026
This isn’t just an attempt to resurrect an expensive and dangerous project that would further lock us into fossil fuel dependence. It is a direct test of whether states like New York retain any meaningful authority to protect their people, land and water or whether that authority can be swept aside by the Trump administration any time powerful interests find it inconvenient.
Read the full article at the Times-Union.