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A recently discovered state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) report regarding contamination at a Peekskill property selected to be the new site of northern Westchester’s only homeless shelter has triggered calls to rescind a controversial rezone. Several residents confronted the
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Westchester County Executive George Latimer last week signed into law a measure aimed at further reducing the amount of plastics in the waste stream. On March 6, the Board of Legislators unanimously approved the legislation that was sponsored by lawmakers
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Putnam County health officials last week advised Putnam Valley residents who use private wells for their houses’ drinking water to test their water sources to ensure their supply is safe. Crowded into Putnam Valley Town Hall last Wednesday were more
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Health and environmental experts and town personnel updated North Castle residents last week who have been concerned over possible PFAS contamination in their drinking water and how they can monitor and remediate their water sources. At a Mar. 1 public forum
Read moreState Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg have introduced legislation that will prohibit the discharge of any radiological agent any waterbodies in New York State. The proposed legislation was initiated when plans were announced by Holtec to release radioactive wastewater
Read moreConcerns about the safety of drinking water in Putnam Valley have prompted the Putnam County Department of Health (DOH) to address the issue at the next Town Board work session on Mar. 8 at 5 p.m. “Residents have asked questions
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Anyone who has had a package delivered to their door from an online purchase is all too familiar with the excessive level of materials that accompanies the merchandise. It isn’t just an annoyance for the consumer, but that extreme packaging
Read moreBy Michael Gold North Castle will hold a public forum on PFOA/PFOS chemicals in town well water on Mar. 1 at Whippoorwill Theater in Armonk after concern has swelled in recent months about the safety of the town drinking water. The
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More than two dozen speakers repeatedly highlighted significant shortcomings in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) presented to the Mount Pleasant Planning Board last week for a proposed controversial cluster subdivision in an environmentally sensitive area. Speakers continually raised potentially alarming
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A show cause order was filed by the Putnam Valley Fire Department against a construction company owner accused of transporting and dumping contaminated material where the new Oscawana Lake Road firehouse is being built. The order, filed on Jan. 20
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