Federal Judge Says New York Overstepped in Banning Radioactive Water Disposal in Hudson River

Federal judge says New York overstepped in banning radioactive water disposal in Hudson River

The owners of the decommissioned Indian Point nuclear facility sued the state over its efforts to regulate wastewater disposal at the facility.

Rockland County Executive Ed Day Blasts Federal Court Ruling Allowing Holtec to Dump Radioactive Waste Into the Hudson

Rockland County Executive Ed Day sharply criticized a federal court ruling that struck down New York State’s “Save the Hudson” law, calling the decision a “travesty” that threatens decades of environmental progress along the river. The law, enacted last year, was designed to block Holtec International, the company responsible for decommissioning the Indian Point nuclear plant, from releasing radioactive wastewater into the Hudson. The court rule…