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A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN THE FINGER LAKES?
May 12, 2026
by Philip Gillemot Are you ready to consider the ramifications of having a nuclear power plant constructed and functioning in the Finger Lakes? If this thought makes you feel uneasy (at the least), read further in this article about a speaker'...
INCIDENCE OF CANCER SHOWN TO INCREASE WITH PROXIMITY TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
February 21, 2026
A recent study done through the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health showed that in Massachusetts living near nuclear power plants was associated with significant increases of cancer in humans. It was published in December in the journal...
GOV. HOCHUL PUSHES NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EXPANSION IN NY
February 3, 2026
Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York Power Authority (NYPA), prodded by other state power centers have embarked upon a grand push to develop a new generation of nuclear power plants in New York State. For the last year and a half, the...