A bill that prohibits the dumping of radioactive waste into the Hudson River is one step closer to becoming a law after being passed by the state Assembly.
that the site would dump more than 1 million gallons of radioactive water into the Hudson River, starting as early as this summer.
Assemblymember Dana Levenberg sponsored the bill in her chamber and cited economic impacts as the driver for the legislation. The perception of one million gallons of radioactive water dumped into the Hudson will cause an economic depression in the region, she said.
“We wrestle with fact and fiction, with perception and reality,” Goodell said. “Nuclear experts say this [dumping] is the best approach.” For months, towns surrounding Indian Point have rallied against standard decommissioning methods, swelling the attendance at public meetings and hearings on the process. The issue has gained national attention, and an“There is just such a groundswell of support of people saying treating the Hudson as a dumping ground has to stop,” said, president of Riverkeeper, a local environmental advocacy group.
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