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Story summary
- Richard L. Ottinger, a former New York congressman, died February 16, 2026, at age 97.
- He represented Westchester County and championed environmental causes, including Hudson River cleanup and opposing nuclear plants.
- Ottinger switched from Republican to Democratic in the 1950s and served in Congress from 1965 to 1985.
- His battles with the Reagan administration over PCB removal and the Storm King Mountain hydroelectric plant shaped policy.
