ROADTRIP NATION: EMPOWERED STATE

Airs Thursdays at 8PM beginning September 14th

Three young New Yorkers take a road trip across their home state to explore the workplaces and people who are making the ambitious switch to clean energy a reality. The journey includes stops highlighting hydropower in Niagara Falls, green building and city planning in Ithaca, climate justice in Brooklyn, and more.

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