It’s the new not-in-my-backyard rage – and the latest blow to New York’s green energy agenda.
New Yorkers are lining up in opposition to dozens of new lithium-ion battery storage facilities planned across the Big Apple and beyond, over fears they could spark toxic infernos in residential neighborhoods.
Queens Councilman Robert Holden said he doesn’t want his neighborhood to turn into a potential “mini-Chernobyl” — a reference to the nuclear power plant disaster in Ukraine on April 26, 1986 that released a mass amount of radioactive material and forced the evacuation of more than 100,000 residents.
“Why are we putting our children in a dangerous situation?” lifelong Middle Village and…
