Governor Hochul Signs ‘Save the Hudson’ Bill
ALBANY, N.Y. – Environmental and political folks reacted with relief and gratitude last week after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a measure that will restrict the dumping of radiological substances into the state’s water bodies. Holtec International, the entity that now owns, and is in charge of decommissioning, Entergy’s former Indian Point Energy Center...
Texas nuclear waste storage permit invalidated by US appeals court
A U.S. appeals court on Friday canceled a license granted by a federal agency to a company to build a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in western Texas, which the Republican-led state has argued would be dangerous to build in one of the nation’s largest oil basins. A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th...
Activists: State needs to step up to protect water and air from Indian Point cleanup
A whistleblower report from a Holtec worker at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Massachusetts released earlier this week is one of the reasons why environmental activists are requesting Governor Hochul and other elected officials to pivot to a state-led waste management process for the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan. During a video...
Point of Return – Designing new life for buildings at Indian Point
In the idyllic Hudson River Valley, two concrete domes, just barely peeking over the treeline, dot the landscape near a city of 28,000. They belong, as most of the area’s residents know, to the now-decommissioning Indian Point nuclear plant. In theory, the nuclear anxieties around Indian Point could be wiped away once Holtec, the company...
Update on Nuclear Free Carbon Free HUB at 9-17-23 March to End Fossil Fuels in NYC
This is something we all need to be thinking about as antinuclear activitist. We just won an important vistory, now it is 11th time to step back and look at the larger picture. Are you planning on going into the City on Sept 17 for this demonstration? Thank you Diane for this well organized way to...
No more radioactive dumping in Hudson River: NY Gov. Hochul signs ban
On Friday the company said it was “disappointed” Hochul signed the bill. “We firmly believe that this legislation is preempted by federal law and that the discharge of monitored, processed, and treated water would not impact the environment or the health and safety of the public,” spokesperson Patrick O’Brien said in an email. “In the...
HOCHUL SIGNED THE BILL! CONGRATULATIONS STOP HOLTEC COALITION!
Just got a call from George Latimer – Hochul signed the bill and he said it was because of the tremendous work of the advocates. I thanked him and told him he was instrumental in getting the five county executives to support this and we appreciate it. Hooray for all the hard work by everyone! Santosh is on...
Assembly Members Urge Governor to Sign Wastewater Bill
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. – Seven of Westchester’s eight Assembly members sent a joint letter to Governor Hochul earlier this month, urging her to sign Assembly Bill 7208 as soon as possible. Known colloquially as the “Save the Hudson” bill, it would prohibit radioactive wastewater discharges into the Hudson River in connection with the decommissioning of a...
Today’s Sign the Bill Rally on Channel 12
State Senator Pete Harkham held a legislative report back session today and said the bill to stop dumping is based on the economic aspects of what the dumping could do. This is a strong legal argument that has been tested in court. He urged people to call the Governor and tell her to “call” for...
Brian Lehrer: What’s Happens Now at Indian Point
Brian Lehrer show today: https://www.wnyc.org/story/the-brian-lehrer-show-2023-08-14 Thank you John Sullivan for the alert and for calling in. Yours was a voice of reason. Brian is a NYC institution but when it comes to electricity in general and Indian Point in particular he has not done his homework and is operating on common misconceptions. This is not...
Uranium mining on Navajo land could increase – again.
This lengthy article details a lot of the dirty history of uranium mining on Navajo land and the derelict and dangerous mines left behind after previous boom years. And those pushing to do it all over again. It could happen all over again if uranium prices continue to rise because of Biden’s ban on importing uranium...
Efforts to prevent Hudson River radioactive waste dumping gain momentum
Eight members of the Westchester Assembly have authored a letter directed to Gov. Kathy Hochul, urging her to pass the “Save the Hudson” bill. This proposed legislation aims to prevent the disposal of radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River during the decommissioning of nuclear power plants. Numerous elected officials from over 30 municipalities on both...
