Stop NYRI, Inc.

Stop NYRI, Inc., is a coalition of citizens from Madison and Chenango counties committed to exploring the impact of the 8-county, 200-mile long New York Regional Interconnect, Inc. 400,000-watt power line project. Their goal is to use grounded and accurate research to educate and inform our citizens as well as national, state and local officials about this project that will have enormous consequences for this area.

Tom Blonkowski, '07, researched local zoning laws, conservation easements, Native American heritage sites and historic districts to further the organization's mission. He coordinated the GIS work being done at Colgate University with work conducted at Columbia University with regard to the NYRI proposal. His research will be used to inform the organization's constituency and will be used by the Stop NYRI, Inc. and CARI (Communities Against Regional Interconnect) legal teams.