On Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. activists will rally outside the shuttered Indian Point nuclear plant in Buchanan in protest of the latest proposed Algonquin Pipeline Expansion in the area.

The protest will occur blocks from where, in 2016, three activists were arrested for blocking the last Algonquin Pipeline expansion of an added 42-inch high-pressure pipeline. In addition, two older 30-inch and 26-inch pipelines run underneath the plant. Decommissioning at Indian Point houses over 2,000 tons of irradiated fuel rods in addition to other radioactive waste.

Protestors will call on Governor Hochul to stop pipeline owner Enbridge’s latest “Project Maple” proposal. Project Maple was noticed by Enbridge HERE.

“Project Maple” would significantly expand the amount of gas transmitted through the Algonquin Pipeline which runs from the Hudson Valley through Connecticut to Massachusetts. Enbridge anticipates its proposal to come on line as soon as November 2029.

The proposal to expand fracked gas in the region comes despite New York’s Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act which mandates greenhouse gas emissions reductions of at least 85 percent by 2050 and the state’s nation leading ban on fossil fuels in new buildings, which will go into effect in 2026.

The Nov. 14 rally begins at 4:30 p.m. and will call on Governor Hochul to stop Enbridge’s “Project Maple” fracked gas pipeline expansion. Protesters will meet outside the shuttered Indian Point nuclear plant on the corner of Bleakley Ave & Broadway in Buchanan, NY

The rally is organized by activists representing Food & Water Watch, United for Clean Energy, Safe Energy Rights Group, and more. People can sign up here.

On Wednesday, Nov. 15, grass roots organizations across NY-17 Congressional district will rally in at the Gazebo in Peekskill from 3:30 to 4:30 to protest Rep. Mike Lawler’s votes against health care, social security, veterans, abortion, medicare, climate and gun safety, as well as support of House Speaker Mike Johnson and the latest looming government shutdown.

Sponsored by CCOHOPE indivisible, Take 17, Putnam Progressives, Indivisible NY and Northern Westcheser Indivisible as part of Battleground NY 2024 Kickoff. The broad coalition is urging public to look closely at discrepancies between Lawler’s public statements and actual votes on key issues adversely impacting constituents across the district.