DoomsdaysCW<p>Well, well, well -- guess what? There's more than just <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tritium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tritium</span></a> in that water -- just like with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporations</span></a> like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCO</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Holtec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Holtec</span></a> LOVE to DOWNPLAY what's really in the water they want to dump!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RocklandCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RocklandCounty</span></a> Passes Resolution Against Dumping <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveWater</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HudsonRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HudsonRiver</span></a>; Second This Week</p><p>Published Mar 9, 2023 Categories</p><p>"In a 16-0 vote, the Rockland County Legislature unanimously approved a resolution calling on Governor Hochul and relevant agencies to stop Holtec International from dumping <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> waste into the Hudson River. Rockland became the second county in the Hudson Valley region to oppose Holtec’s polluting plan, just two days after the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Westchester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Westchester</span></a> Board of Legislators took similar action.</p><p>"Holtec International, the company in charge of decommissioning the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianPoint</span></a> Nuclear Plant, wants to dump one million gallons of toxic wastewater from the plant’s spent fuel pools into the Hudson River. The company’s waste has several contaminants [NOT JUST TRITIUM LIKE HOLTEC KEEPS SAYING] including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tritium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tritium</span></a>, a radioactive isotope that can lead to cancer when inhaled, ingested or absorbed through the skin in large quantities. Seven communities and over 100,000 people rely on drinking water from the Hudson River.</p><p>"Santosh Nandabalan, Senior New York Organizer with Food & Water Watch issued the following statement: 'To allow the immense discharge of toxic, radioactive waste into New Yorkers’ drinking water is to privilege corporate expediency over public health. One by one, Hudson Valley authorities are taking a stand against Holtec’s ludicrously dangerous proposal. Governor Hochul must take immediate action to safeguard public health and stop Holtec’s scheme.'"</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HudsonRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HudsonRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HudsonRiverValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HudsonRiverValley</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HudsonValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HudsonValley</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopTEPCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopTEPCO</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoltecLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoltecLies</span></a></p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2023/03/09/rockland-county-passes-resolution-against-dumping-radioactive-water-in-the-hudson-river-second-this-week/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">foodandwaterwatch.org/2023/03/</span><span class="invisible">09/rockland-county-passes-resolution-against-dumping-radioactive-water-in-the-hudson-river-second-this-week/</span></a></p>