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Monthly archive July, 2023

Video to promote the Rally tomorrow

Please watch this https://fb.watch/m67w9Dc-U_/?mibextid=v7YzmG and hope you can join us at 4 pm TODAY at the Cortlandt Town Hall. Thanks! Judy
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State Agency Denies Holtec’s Permit Change

DEP’s draft decision blocks path to nuclear wastewater release for now BY CHRISTINE LEGERE JUL 26, 2023 PLYMOUTH — The state Dept. of Environmental Protection issued a draft determination on July 24 denying a permit modification that would have allowed Holtec, the company decommissioning the shuttered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, to release over one million gallons of wastewater...
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March to End Fossil Fuels, Sept. 17, New York, New York

Food & Water Watch  is one of the primary organizers for this important mobilization.  We need boots on the ground for this one.  Details at https://mobilize.us/s/df77JH/o About this event Join us on September 17th* in New York City as we march, rally, and protest to demand that President Biden take bold climate action! This march...
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Good News: No dumping in Massachusetts!

The NYS rules for Indian Point are different. Our DEC has been reluctant to get involved.  We hope to change that… https://www.courthousenews.com/massachusetts-senator-takes-victory-lap-as-state-blocks-radioactive-water-release-from-nuclear-plant/ “The rejection from the Massachusetts environment department comes months after Holtec drew the ire of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its plan to discharge Pilgrim’s wastewater, which would largely come from the...
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NYISO study finds reliability needs in NYC

NYISO just came out with their quarterly report that headlines a deficit of up to 446 MW for NYC for 2025. This has nothing to do with Indian Point although count on a whole raft of forthcoming articles decrying its closing. The problem is the “retirement of select generators under the NYS DEC’s emissions limit.” ...
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Quick Sign on! Moratorium on Indian Pt Reactor Waste Water Dumping. Extended Deadline TUESDAY. Your help needed!

To sign on, please fill out this google form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdpIcSLUrwfL1d_Y2LCOgPCvJTnKAVvWdGpH6LuipKHtgO2A/viewform. It is a quick and easy sign on.  More information below. Greetings All, Anne Rabe has worked at New York Public Interest Group and her knowledge and dedication is extensive.  We need a moratorium to stop the dumping of tritiated water into the Hudson and...
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(Rescheduled to July 31) Rally to Protect the Hudson River!

An excellent news letter from Westchester For Change.  Thank you Frank! The Decommissioning Oversight Board meeting is also virtual.  You must register.  Go to the DOB  websight.  This meeting is for public comment. Keep those calls to the Governor going! Rally to Protect the Hudson River! Make Calls to Expand Voting Rights! Environmentalists and voting rights advocates...
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