Rensselaer Environmental Coalition

YouTube video by REC Trash Operations - 4/4/2025

Want to see what’s going on next to the school and your neighborhood brought to you compliments of NYS and your “good neighbor”, Waste Connections Dunn Landfill?

How did this happen? The song “Money Changes Everything” by Cindy Lauper sums up a lot of it!
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NYS attorney general challenges Indian Point water discharge plans Letitia James says her office will appeal a federal ruling that clears the way for the company, Holtec, to dump millions of gallons into the water.

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This is pretty unbelievable - I really thought landfill leachate was better managed.

Baltimore County residents fight landfill’s request to double runoff into watershed - Maryland Matters Community members and lawmakers are pushing back against an effort by Days Cove Rubble Landfill to more than double the amount of leachate it discharges into the nearby Bird and Gunpowder rivers.

Community members and lawmakers are pushing back against an effort by Days Cove Rubble Landfill to more than double the amount of leachate it discharges into the nearby Bird and Gunpowder rivers.
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Innovative Strategies for Managing Landfill Leachate Challenges Landfills serve as the final destination for a significant portion of the waste generated by society. However, the decomposition of organic waste in these landfills generates a potentially hazardous liquid known as leachate. This leachate is a complex mixture of organic and inorganic compounds, and its management poses serious challenges for environmental safety and public health. The release of leachate into the surrounding environment can contaminate groundwater and soil, potentially causing long-term damage to ecosystems.

Innovative Strategies for Managing Landfill Leachate Challenges

Landfills serve as the final destination for a significant portion of the waste generated by society. However, the decomposition of organic waste in these landfills generates a potentially hazardous liquid known as leachate. This…

Contact Time Impacts Leachate Chemistry of Recycled Concrete

A 24‑hour study of recycled concrete aggregate showed leachate pH initially above 10, dropping as CO₂ reacts, while alkalinity stabilised at 50‑65 mg CaCO₃/L. Read more: https://getnews.me/contact-time-impacts-leachate-chemistry-of-recycled-concrete/ #recycledconcrete #leachate

Along the banks of the Monongahela River, fracking waste in a landfill poses a pollution problem • Pennsylvania Capital-Star What was happening was that microorganisms in the plant’s treatment tanks, which the authority uses to break down sewage, were dying. The treatment plant determined they were getting killed off by was...

A judge barred the landfill from sending its “leachate” wastewater to treatment plants in the region.

Now the company proposes to treat it on-site and then release it into the Monongahela River.

From @insideclimatenews.org and @reidfrazier.bsky.social

Along the Banks of the Mon River, Fracking Waste in a Landfill Once Again Poses a Pollution Problem - Inside Climate News This story was originally published by The Allegheny Front, a public radio program covering environmental issues in Western Pennsylvania. On a rainy morning, Mike Frederick showed off the Belle…

Fracking Wastewater in a Landfill Killed Everything In Sight.

A judge barred the landfill from sending its wastewater to treatment plants in the region. Now the company proposes to release it into the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh. #ClimateChange

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Oct. 4, 2025
Watertown takes in millions of gallons of landfill runoff.
Environmental groups worry that’s bringing in toxic PFAS
chemicals
By ALEX GAULT,
agault@wdt.net

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How one city allowed millions of gallons of landfill leachate into its water Gaps in environmental regulations allow millions of gallons of leachate to be emptied...

Annually, millions of gallons of toxic landfill water (leachate) ends up ($$$) in municipal wastewater treatment plants along the Hudson. Improperly remediated, the diluted syrup is then dumped into the river.
Drink up.

#Kingston
#leachate
#Hudsonvalley

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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

Government should be of and for the people. We have a chance to do better with AB 28 the Landfill Fire Prevention Act and AB 985, The Chiquita Canyon Community Assistance Act.

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Elizabeth has been incredibly sick from the toxic chemicals at the burning Chiquita Canyon Landfill fire. Her voice has been a powerful one to help my colleagues understand the suffering in our community and why the relief policies we are bringing forward are so important for our community.

Large landfill in Rensselaer NY opposed.

NYCLU helps local environmental group fight school-adjacent landfill

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Environmentalists and Community Leaders from Across New York Rally in Albany Calling on the State Assembly to Pass Packaging Reduction Act — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Polluti... New York environmentalists and community leaders from across the state rallied outside the state Capital building in Albany on Saturday, September 13 in support of the Packaging Reduction and Recycli...

Environmentalists and community leaders from across New York call on the state assembly to bring the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA) up for a vote after it passed in the state senate two years in a row.

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YouTube video by Beyond Plastics People Over Plastics - Rally to Pass the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act in NYS

On Saturday, we and our allies (thank you, NAACP NYS, NYPIRG, Bedford2030, BLARG, and many more!) in putting #PeopleOverPlastic rallied in Albany to call on the NYS Assembly to bring the essential and long overdue PRRIA (A1749) up for a vote ASAP in January.

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Amicus Brief:
Filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union in support of our legal action. An outstanding piece of work and a newsworthy development. Shows that this situation has recognition on a much wider basis than the local area.
Rensselaer Environmental Coalition v. NYS DEC
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Air pollution impacts our #health and the #environment. It affects everyone, especially older adults, children, teenagers, and people who are active outdoors. Learn more about the air quality near you:
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#BlueSky #CleanAir #CleanAirForBlueSkies #AirQuality

Leaving EPA Behind, Environmental Justice Pioneer Preaches Hope Amid Trump Cutbacks - Inside Climate News In 26 years at the agency, Charles Lee worked to keep the focus on communities. Now, he believes communities will keep the movement alive, despite the federal government’s retreat.

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DEC directs Great Lakes Cheese to take action to address environmental impacts to Ischua Creek The DEC says that it has directed the Great Lakes Cheese facility in Franklinville to take immediate actions to address ongoing impacts related to the discharge of organic waste to Ischua Creek.

The DEC says that it has directed the Great Lakes Cheese facility in Franklinville to take immediate actions to address ongoing impacts related to the discharge of organic waste to Ischua Creek.

Dead fish in Ischua Creek in Cattaraugus County leads to state investigation Large numbers of dead fish in Ischua Creek in Cattaraugus County have prompted an investigation by the state departments of health and environmental health into a “potential organic waste discharge.”

Large numbers of dead fish in Ischua Creek in Cattaraugus County have prompted an investigation by the state departments of health and environmental health into a “potential organic waste discharge.”

Out of an abundance of caution, the public is advised to avoid all contact with Ischua Creek downstream of Franklinville—including fishing/fish consumption, boating, and swimming—until further notice.

'It's concerning': Large fish kill along Ischua Creek in Cattaraugus County under investigation The NYS DEC has launched an investigation into a significant fish kill along Ischua Creek, a popular recreational waterway in Cattaraugus County.

The NYS DEC has launched an investigation into a significant fish kill along Ischua Creek, a popular recreational waterway in Cattaraugus County.

Cheese plant shutdown ordered after fish die-off in Ischua Creek - United States News Beep A major fish kill in a Cattaraugus County creek has prompted state officials to shut down part of a local cheese facility.

Cheese plant shutdown ordered after fish die-off in Ischua Creek

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A major fish kill in a Cattaraugus County creek has prompted state officials to shut down part of…

🪬🧿 There is no amount of money, oil, or gold in the world that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water.

How air pollution threatens health and what we can do Air pollution is a significant health risk, associated with 6.7 million premature deaths annually. Heather Adair-Rohani from the WHO explains

#CleanAir | New article (interview style with @who.int) about the health impact of #AirPollution HT @drmarianeira.bsky.social www.openaccessgovernment.org/how-air-poll...

1,500 Tons of NYC Trash Every Day—For Another 15 Years? A Seneca Falls landfill—which is the state's largest emitter of methane—is supposed to close at the end of the year. But a Texas-based trash corporation and the politicians they helped elect are…

A Seneca Falls landfill—the state's largest emitter of methane, and a man-made mountain piled high with NYC's trash—is supposed to close at year's end. But a Texas-based trash corporation and the politicians they helped elect are fighting to keep it open until 2040.

Rally to support People Over Plastics. Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. Noon. West Capitol Park, Albany, NY.

#environment #planet #Earth #ecocide #species #humans #GlobalWarming #environmental #ClimateCrisis #Ecology #EcoFriendly #ecological #Green #sustainable #pollution #nature

Humans; not as intelligent as they think they are. No other animal destroys their own home that they need for survival.

1,500 Tons of NYC Trash Every Day—For Another 15 Years? A Seneca Falls landfill—which is the state's largest emitter of methane—is supposed to close at the end of the year. But a Texas-based trash corporation and the politicians they helped elect are fighting to keep it open until 2040.

A Seneca Falls landfill—the state's largest emitter of methane, and a man-made mountain piled high with NYC's trash—is supposed to close at the end of the year. But a Texas-based trash corporation and the politicians they helped elect are fighting to keep it open until 2040.