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Hudson Valley of New York State

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JTL Consulting, Inc - Environmental Consultants: jtlwat@verizon.net; 6 Ingalside Road; Greenville, NY 12083; 518-966-4696; Description:: We provide Phase I, II and III environmental site assessments, transaction screen assessments, asbestos surveys and project designs, UST closure and compliance, soil and groundwater sampling, wetland delineations, and construction site inspections for sediment, erosion control and stormwater pollution prevention plans.

Environmental Issues

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DEC Fact Sheet Oil Tanker Spill March 7, 2006

The Hudson: A River That Flows Two Ways Government
Programs Benefiting the Hudson River

River Walk - St. Lawrence Cement
St. Lawrence Cement is one of the most highly visible sources of environmental pollution on the Hudson River. It is situated on more than 40 acres in Greenport, NY. Its facilities include 20 other major buildings, including one 38-story tower, eight 23-story structures and two 19-story structures. Its proposed expansions include a 1,200-acre mine and a 406 foot tall smokestack that would emit a plume 6.3 miles long visible 85% of the day during the winter months.

Toxic Waste Sites in the Hudson Valley

The Hudson River

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Environmental Advocates of New York: 353 Hamilton Street; Albany, NY 12210; 518-462-5526; Description:: As the state’s premier environmental watchdog, Environmental Advocates of New York works independently and through coalitions to ensure that New York enacts and implements the measures needed to protect its natural resources and environmental health; and that the public is informed of, and participates in, important environmental policy debates. non-profit environmental advocacy organization.

What Happened to the Superfund?: Many Americans are aware that the Bush administration has shifted the tax burden for the federal Superfund from polluting industries to ordinary citizens, and may abandon the program altogether; but New Yorkers may not realize that the state Superfund, a parallel program funded in 1986 with a $1.1 billion bond act, is also dying a slow death, the victim of a three-year legislative impasse between Governor Pataki and the state Assembly.

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