Elected officials and environmental activists are applying full-court pressure on Holtec International despite the company’s decision last week to postpone dumping 45,000 gallons of radioactive wastewater from Indian Point’s spent fuel rods into the Hudson River. On April 13, Holtec,
Read MoreLandscapers came out in force last week to implore the White Plains Common Council to reconsider an ordinance that eliminates the use of gas-powered leaf blower equipment as of May 14. While gas-powered lawnmowers, chain saws, trimmers and other equipment
Read MoreA plan to dump more than one million gallons of radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River as part of the decommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear power plants earlier than expected is being widely criticized by elected officials and environmental
Read MoreOpponents of a controversial 31-lot cluster subdivision proposal in an environmentally sensitive area near Pocantico Lake harshly criticized the applicant’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) as defective and failing to offer a viable alternative. More than two dozen speakers lined
Read MoreThe Town of Kent is inviting volunteers from the community to participate in the 2023 Town of Kent Cleanup Day on Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The celebration of Earth Day is organized by the Kent Beautification Committee,
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreWestchester 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
Read MorePutnam 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
Read MoreHealth 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
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