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Rally for the Save the Hudson Bill
July 31, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
EVENT: Rally for the Save the Hudson Bill
DATE & TIME: Monday, July 31 @ 4PM
LOCATION: Outside Cortlandt Town Hall at 1 Heady Street, Cortlandt, NY
The fight for the Save the Hudson Bill is still going strong, but time is running out! We need to keep the pressure on by taking URGENT ACTION STEPS below. It’s up to Governor Hochul to stop Holtec from dumping over one million gallons of radioactive wastewater from the Indian Point nuclear facility into the Hudson River. To date, the Governor has remained silent on this urgent issue impacting millions of New Yorkers and has not signed the bill even though it passed with bipartisan support in the New York State legislature over one month ago.
Time is running out! Holtec plans to start dumping this summer – Let’s make sure Governor Hochul steps up to protect New York!
URGENT ACTION STEPS:
1. Keep calling Governor Hochul at 866-696-8249 all week long to urge her to immediately sign the Save the Hudson bill that prohibits the discharge of radioactive waste into the Hudson River. Keep calling!
2. Attend the rally this Monday, July 31 at 4 pm outside the Cortlandt Town Hall at 1 Heady Street, Cortlandt, NY, to urge Governor Hochul to immediately sign the Save the Hudson bill. Please stay for the public forum with federal and state agencies that follows inside the Cortlandt Town Hall.
More information about the rally at Cortlandt Town Hall this Monday, July 31st at 4pm:
The rally will be held this Monday, July 31 at 4 pm outside the Cortlandt Town Hall at 1 Heady Street, Cortlandt, NY. We need as many people as possible to attend to urge Governor Hochul to sign the Save the Hudson bill NOW! After the rally, we will need all hands on deck to stay for the public forum hosted by the New York State Decommissioning Oversight Board (DOB) inside the Cortlandt Town Hall. We need to send a clear message that Holtec’s plan to turn the Hudson River into a radioactive dumping ground must be stopped now!
You can also join others attending the rally who are bringing their kayaks and/or will be wearing their life jackets.
Here is the link for the rally event: https://www.mobilize.us/fww/event/569595/
Background:
Holtec International, the company decommissioning the Indian Point nuclear facility, plans to dump over a million gallons of contaminated waste from the highly radioactive fuel pool on the site into the Hudson River this summer. The discharge of radioactive waste poses a serious threat to public health, our vital water supply and ecosystem and to the Hudson Valley economy. The Hudson River is a tidal estuary, flowing in both directions from New York Harbor to the Federal Dam in Troy. It is the drinking water supply for more than 100,000 residents in 7 municipalities, while millions of New Yorkers also depend on it as a backup water source. The Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area was designated by Congress and is a prime destination for boating, swimming, kayaking and fishing. Tourism alone in the region is a multi-billion dollar industry employing over 60,000 workers. A few days ago, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection denied Holtec’s permit to discharge over a million gallons of radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay from the Pilgrim nuclear facility it is also decommissioning.
It’s up to Governor Hochul to stop Holtec’s plan in New York. It’s time for the Governor to step up and take urgent action and sign the Save the Hudson bill today!