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NY Renews, Citizen Action, PAUSE, and others held a press conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, May 25 to call for lawmakers to pass key Climate, Jobs, and Justice bills, including the 100% Renewable Capitol Bill, #NYHEAT and the Climate Superfund Act. Similar events were held throughout the state. We hear from NYPIRG Executive Director Blair Horner; State Assemblymember Phil Steck; Albany County Legislator William Reinhart; and Mark Dunlea, coordinator of PAUSE – People of Albany United for Safe Energy. We also hear from Alycia Bacon of Mothers Out Front, who was the emcee for the event. Produced by WOOC's Mark Dunlea.

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