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Generation industry representatives and their allies united behind a call to loosen New York’s climate law to allow the repowering of old fossil fuel plants with new natural gas turbines at the Independent Power Producers of New York’s 40th annual Spring Conference on March 24.

Plans for a new bridge date back a decade, when county officials said the existing structure was at the end of its design life.

John Durso, president of the Long Island Federation of Labor, said clean energy investment is creating opportunities that extend far beyond the construction phase.

“Middle class, working class, poorer residents and business owners cannot afford to pay for their life.

Last week, a Presidential Emergency Board of mediators sided for a second time with the unions in their contract fight with the MTA.

Supervisor Dan Panico said Monday officials were surprised when Verizon expressed interest in the deal. Town officials had come to believe Verizon had no interest in operating in the town, he said.