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Investigative Post: Slowdown at New York Power Authority's WNY fund

WBFO-FM 88.7 | By Charlotte Keith
Published November 8, 2018 at 4:35 AM EST
Charlotte Keith

The Niagara Power Project in Lewiston generates cheap, clean hydropower, one of the region’s most valuable resources. But for years, there were complaints that Western New York wasn’t seeing its fair share of the benefits. Rep. Brian Higgins led a push to change that.  
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Investigative Postnew york power authorityeconomic developmentsubsidiesHydropowerNiagara Power PRoject
Charlotte Keith
Charlotte Keith joined Investigative Post in September 2014, after graduating from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she was a fellow at the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism.
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