NY: Nuclear Waste
Closure of Indian Point Hailed as Major Environmental Victory
BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- A 40-year battle to close the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant came to an end last week, as the last of its three reactors was …
Forum to Focus on Safety of Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants
MONTROSE, N.Y. - Elected officials, environmental groups and scientists will gather in Montrose on Thursday for a regional forum on decommissioning …
House Committee Votes to Revive Nuke Dump Plan
NEW YORK – A bill reviving plans to ship thousands of tons of highly radioactive waste thousands of miles by road, rail and barge may come up …
First Hearing in Suit to Stop NY Nuclear Bailout
ALBANY, N.Y. - Environmental groups and the New York Public Service Commission have faced off in court in a lawsuit to stop subsidies to nuclear …
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Order on Regulations
NEW YORK – Public-interest law, environmental and labor groups are suing to stop the Trump administration's executive order to cut government …
Agreement Reached to Close Indian Point
NEW YORK – Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed Monday that New York state has reached an agreement with Entergy to permanently shut down the Indian …
NY Ratepayers to Give Nukes Huge Subsidies
NEW YORK – Exelon has agreed to buy the failing FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in upstate New York, but consumers are getting stuck with a …
NRC Orders New Analysis of Indian Point
NEW YORK - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has ruled that its own staff analysis of the cost of a serious accident at the Indian Point nuclear plant…
FitzPatrick Closing Date Announced
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - It's final: The FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego will permanently shut down next January. Entergy, the plant's owner…
Groups Urge Monitoring of Nuclear Waste's Threat to Great Lakes
NEW YORK - Environmental groups on both sides of the Great Lakes want the U.S. and Canadian governments to monitor radioactive material in the water…
High Radiation Levels in Groundwater at Indian Point
NEW YORK - State officials say "alarming levels" of radioactive tritium have been detected in groundwater from test wells at the Indian Point Nuclear …
Cuomo Letter Opposes Re-licensing Indian Point
ALBANY, N.Y. – Governor Cuomo's office has sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about the dangers of allowing the reactors …