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Monthly archive April, 2023

Really Bad NYT Editorial

While the NYT will not be publishing many letters to the editor, I do think that they monitor the volume. It is worth a try to submit as many comments as possible. 4/27/23 Letter to the editor NYT Re: your pro nuclear editorial today Your stance on nuclear power has been obvious for years. The...
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News coverage from Org Sign on letter and virtual

Org sign-on letter coverage: https://www.commondreams.org/news/100-groups-to-ny-gov-hochul-don-t-allow-radioactive-waste-dumping-in-hudson-river Virtual hearing: https://westchester.news12.com/oversight-board-hears-from-public-concerning-wastewater-discharge-plan
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Resolution Oppose Hudson River Radioactive Discharge.pdf

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Radioactive Waste in Germany

Radioactive Waste in Germany

https://www.dw.com/en/what-now-for-germanys-remaining-nuclear-waste/a-65420338?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf “The interim storage facilities are designed to last for quite some time,” Wolfram König, president of the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Disposal (BASE), told DW. “They are supposed to bridge the time until a final repository is available. … What we are looking for is geological depth, a suitable layer...
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The Republican added that the unified front alone should give Holtec pause…

https://www.wamc.org/news/2023-04-24/lack-of-clarity-surrounding-indian-point-dumping-plans-prompts-public-pushback “We’re deeply concerned about the discharging of wastewater into the Hudson River. In the next couple of weeks, you’re gonna see hundreds of people fishing here, striped bass are starting to run up there, just south of the Verrazano Bridge,” Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus said. “People are catching them, people are eating them,...
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From. Brooklyn! Good Advice

https://www.brooklynstorylab.net/blog/dont-kill-the-hudson-river April 27 is really important!  Be there and bring friends!  Cortlandt Town Hall, 4:30 PM Marilyn “The reasonable alternative to dumping this waste in the river and making the Hudson dangerously radioactive for 60 years is storing the contaminated tritiated water in double-lined casks on site for that period of time, and only then...
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Ossining Earth Day, Protect the Children. Protect the River. April 25, 2023

Ossining Earth Day, Protect the Children. Protect the River. April 25, 2023

Decommissioning  update.  fb. Coalition members at Earth Day celebration in Ossining with Food and Water Watch.  Petitions, resolutions and notes to Governor Hochul were all being offered to the  crowd of people who came by the table.
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Excellent article on dumping by Santosh. Please amplify!

We need a big turnout at the Rally before the DOB meeting on April 27, 4:30 PM, Cortlandt Town Hall to convince Governor Hochul that she needs to take action. Come with signs and noise makers.  Bring friends! See you there!!! Marilyn “When it bought Indian Point in 2019, Holtec International had never decommissioned a nuclear...
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Third NY County Passes Resolution Against Dumping Radioactive Water In Hudson

Activists, legislators call for Governor Hochul to pass S05181/A05338 Kingston, NY — On Tuesday, Ulster County passed a resolution opposing the dumping of radioactive waste into the Hudson River, joining Westchester and Rockland counties and more than a dozen municipalities in taking a stance on the issue. At a rally before the vote, activists and legislators...
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Rally Set To Protest Radioactive Wastewater Discharge In Hudson River

Disappointed to see the highlighted idea below. https://patch.com/new-york/whiteplains/s/inm7e/rally-set-to-protest-radioactive-wastewater-discharge-in-hudson-river?utm_term=article-slot-1&utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&user_email=b38319743f1d3fc005889683ca815e3e5f83d7ca8828c977f4d257fc394a2f81 Rally Set To Protest Radioactive Wastewater Discharge In Hudson River The Cortlandt supervisor said the rally will go on in spite of Holtec International’s decision to pause the release of treated effluent. Michael Woyton,Patch Staff Posted Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 2:44 pm ET|Updated Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at...
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Philipstown Opposes Indian Point Discharge

By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Reporter/Contributing Editor | April 21, 2023 Says alternatives can be found The Philipstown Town Board on April 13 unanimously approved a resolution that said the town “strongly opposes” the planned discharge of radioactive wastewater by Holtec from the Indian Point nuclear power plant into the Hudson River as part of the decommissioning process. Several other...
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Hochul Letter

April xx, 2023 The Honorable Kathy HochulGovernor of New York StateNYS State Capitol BuildingAlbany, NY 12224 Dear Governor Hochul, On behalf of the undersigned organizations and our members and supporters, we urge you to prevent Holtec International, the firm responsible for decommissioning the Indian Point nuclear power plant, from discharging approximately one million gallons of...
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