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Community Groups
Beacon Climate Action Now (BCAN)

Beacon Climate Action Now (BCAN) is a community activism group focused on climate justice and related crises of care. BCAN is active in Beacon, NY] and has members from the surrounding Hudson Valley.

Campaigns
BCAN's first campaign focused on banning natural gas in new constructions in Beacon, NY. . BCAN crafted this campaign in the fall of 2022 and organized action through canvassing, public events, educational outreach, partnership with local environmental advocacy groups, and civic engagement with Beacon City Council. On March 20, 2023, the Beacon City Council unanimously voted in favor of passing Local Law No. 1 of 2023 , to require the Electrification of Residential and Commercial Buildings, effective January 1, 2024. With passing this local law, Beacon became the third municipality in New York State to ban fossil fuels in new buildings, and the first in the Hudson Valley.