Government Affairs Council Update | New York State to adopt New CDC Guidance on mask use and social distancing for full vaccinated individuals

With the shutdown of the final electric generating unit at the Indian Point Nuclear Energy Center on, April 30, New York State and the New York Metropolitan area specifically, embarked on a new and uncertain era in maintaining and assuring an adequate and reliable electric power supply.

Richard Ellenbogen and John Ravitz have spent the last 10 years looking closely at the impact of closing of shutting down the source of some 25% of the Metro region’s power, and the political, societal and economic consequences that come with it. Rich, who is a BCW member, serves on the BCW’s Gas Moratorium Task Force and was one of the first businesses to receive the Green Business Certification from the BCW’s Green Business Partnership Program.

The accompanying opinion piece, which was distributed to the media, offers an honest, readable and provocative look into what the future holds. So far, the Op-Ed has been published by several prominent media outlets including Crain’s New York.

Below are links to the coverage.

Click here to read the full Op-Ed

Governor Cuomo announced that beginning Wednesday, May 19^th, 2021, New York State will adopt the CDC’s “Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People“ for most business and public settings.

Consistent with the CDC guidance, Pre-K to 12 schools, public transit, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, nursing homes, and healthcare settings will continue to follow State’s existing COVID-19 health guidelines until more New Yorkers are fully vaccinated.

Please find the announcement from the Governor’s Office here.