Despite pending New York State legislation, the Holtec Corporation is reportedly planning to release radioactive wastewater from the cleanup of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant into the Hudson River sooner than originally planned. That’s according to Rockland County Executive Ed Day, who says the company will be doing just that starting next month, instead of August as was originally scheduled…
Activists have been trying to encourage the company to find another way to dispose of the radioactive water, or store it longer until it is less radioactive. A Holtec spokesperson told News 12 they’ve already begun treating the wastewater and will begin releasing the water into the Hudson at levels that are within state and federal limits.
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The Town of Orangetown is in the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan, and the next public hearing on the plan is being held next week. Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny says the town desperately needs to keep up with the times…
Barbara Delo of Blauvelt spoke at the last public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan last month, and said she was concerned about the potential for overdevelopment near the Pearl River Train Station…
Kenny says she agrees with the governor’s push for more housing but disagrees with her one-size-fits-all approach to housing across the state, failing to take local concerns into account. For more details on the plan, click the link below. The public hearing is scheduled for April 11th at 7pm at Orangetown Town Hall.
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A local state lawmaker says the federal government needs to do more to protect Americans from mass shootings. 96th District Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski says he’s thankful there hasn’t been a mass shooting in the Hudson Valley this year…
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 140 mass shootings this year in the United States. All gun violence incidents have resulted in over 11,000 deaths thus far.
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The New York State Office of Cannabis Management earlier this week announced the approval of 99 “conditional adult-use retail dispensary” licenses, including several in the Hudson Valley. Of Rockland’s towns, only Haverstraw has opted in for the dispensaries, and RCBizJournal.com editor Tina Traster says some local municipalities have opted in as well…
It’s not yet clear where the 99 new licenses have been granted. The Journal News reported earlier this week that a New City couple got the first recreational use permit in Rockland, and they’re looking to open a storefront, possibly in Nyack. Right now, there are seven dispensaries open in New York, including three in Manhattan. The others are in Queens, Schenectady, Binghamton and Ithaca.