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Monthly archive June, 2023

Can you Help “Save the Hudson” on Friday at 9am?

Albany comes to Ossining my friends. In short: Our Assemblywoman (and former Town Supervisor) Dana Levenberg sponsored a bill (which is sponsored by our Senator Harckham in the Senate) that would end the plan of Indian Point’s decommissioning owner, Holtec, from dumping almost 2 million gallons of radiated wastewater into the Hudson River as early as August. While the state legislative...
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Important Decommissioning Over Board meeting! Thurs. 4:45, Buchanan. Come to Stop Holtec!

Stop Holtec! “Buchanan, NY: Pack the Room – Thurs. 4:45. Decommissioning Oversight Board meeting. https://www.mobilize.us/fww/event/567628/?re⁶⁶ferring_vol=4615800&rname=Marilyn&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=mailto&timeslot=3941709 CHANGE OF VENUE – this meeting is in Buchanan, not Cortlandt. Come early to pack the house! DATE: Thursday, June 15, 2023  TIME: 6:00 p.m.  LOCATION: Buchanan Village Hall 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511  David Lochbaum will present his latest paper on tritiated water. ...
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NY Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Block Radioactive Nuclear Waste Dumping in Hudson River

Albany, NY — On Friday, the New York State Senate unanimously passed S6893-Harckham, which prohibits the dumping of radioactive waste from decommissioning nuclear plants into the Hudson River. After the Assembly failed to pass A7208-Levenberg this afternoon, activists are calling for a special session to pass the legislation, as Holtec International plans to dump one million...
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Bill that prohibits the dumping of radioactive water in Hudson passes Senate

ALBANY- A bill that would prevent the dumping of radioactive water in the Hudson River unanimously passed the Senate, however, failed to come for a vote in the Assembly. The bill, sponsored by State Senator Peter Harckham (D, Peekskill) prohibits the discharge of radioactive water into the Hudson River.  The bill is in response to...
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CORRECTION! BILL DID NOT PASS. Another try on June 22.

Apologies for the misinformation. The bill did not pass. It was so close it seemed like a done deal.  At the very last minute a lot of different unfortunate factors came together and  three Republican members said they wanted to have a debate on the bill.  That was enough to knock it off track.  Albany...
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