All stakeholders – from environmentalists to the Independent Power Producers of New York – have made the renewal of Article X a top legislative priority. The State’s power plant siting law expired in December 2002 and since then the stalemate in Albany has prevented the siting of any sizeable power plants. Environmentalists have stood firm in advocating that new legislation address public health and environmental concerns ignored under the old power plant siting laws. With new information emerging about the health impacts of particulate matter, the State needs to take fully into account the cumulative and environmental justice implications of power plant siting. The new law should also require some form of review for the mini-power plants, or micro-turbines, that are popping up in New York City and Long Island, as these currently fall below the threshold that triggers an Article X review. Although small, these plants are often located close to dense populations and can present environmental health risks.