Governor Andrew Cuomo banned fracking in the state in 2014 in 2019, the state passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), a broad-ranging piece of legislation intended to push the city toward renewable energy and implement environmental justice.īut National Grid’s pipeline has managed to jump through several hoops into its existence. New York City is a strange place for a pipeline project like this one. This was our way of showing up to actually have a real impact on National Grid, by delaying their construction.” “The only power we have as people is to show up for each other. “I’ll explain it to you how I explained it to my daughter,” she said. ![]() Asked why she chose to get arrested, especially considering that she’s a single mom, she paused. Like Fong, Rodriguez was arrested in October for attempting to stop the pipeline’s construction she spoke to Teen Vogue the night before what was supposed to be her first court date (the trial has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic). “This pipeline is like the epitome of environmental racism.” “If you look at on the map, it looks like it’s avoiding whiter, richer areas on purpose,” she said. The route went “literally right next to my daughter’s school,” she said. Like many residents of Bushwick, a rapidly gentrifying Black and brown neighborhood, Rodriguez was surprised to learn about the pipeline last year. ![]() Fong’s introduction to the pipeline came from Pati Rodriguez, a longtime anti-gentrification activist, organizer, and Brooklyn native.
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