ALBANY – Dozens of activists rallied with state lawmakers in Albany on Tuesday calling on Governor Hochul to support legislation that would ban the discharge of nuclear waste into the Hudson River.
The groups are specifically targeting Holtec’s plan to dump radioactive waste from the decommissioned Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan.
Food and Water Watch Senior New York Organizer Santosh Nandabalan said Hochul must support legislation to block the discharge in the waning days of the Senate and Assembly session. “Nothing less than our health and the sanctity of the Hudson River are in her hands,” he said.
“The Hudson River must not be used as a dumping ground for radioactive wastewater; it is unacceptable,” said Jeremy Cherson of Riverkeeper.
The Save the Hudson bill is being sponsored by Senator Pete Harckham (D, Peekskill) and Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg (D, Ossining).
