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Environmental Pollution

New Windsor, NY
Police & Fire
Hazardous Substances, Asbestos Dumped At Former Movie Theater Site In New Windsor: Police Hazardous Substances, Asbestos Dumped At Former Movie Theater Site In New Windsor: Police
Hazardous Substances, Asbestos Dumped At Former Movie Theater Site In New Windsor: Police Two men from New Jersey are facing criminal charges after…

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Massive Oil Spill Contaminates Saw Mill River In Hawthorne Massive Oil Spill Contaminates Saw Mill River In Hawthorne
Massive Oil Spill Contaminates Saw Mill River In Hawthorne An environmental hazard unfolded in Westchester County when a ruptured fuel line from a…

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by Ben Crnic
Cheshire, CT
News
NJ Business Admits To Polluting Cheshire Brook, Causing Fish Kill — Fined $1M: DOJ NJ Business Admits To Polluting Cheshire Brook, Causing Fish Kill — Fined $1M: DOJ
NJ Business Admits To Polluting Cheshire Brook, Causing Fish Kill — Fined $1M: DOJ A New Jersey company has been ordered to pay a $1 million fine for…

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by Josh Lanier
New Haven, CT
News
Seal Pup Dies Weeks After New Haven Street Rescue: 'Chappy Was Surrounded By Love' Seal Pup Dies Weeks After New Haven Street Rescue: 'Chappy Was Surrounded By Love'
Seal Pup Dies Weeks After New Haven Street Rescue: 'Chappy Was Surrounded By Love' A seal pup found wandering on a New Haven street has died,…

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by Chris Spiker
Arlington, VA
News
100+ Toxic Chemicals Found In Drinking Water Across VA, New Study Says 100+ Toxic Chemicals Found In Drinking Water Across VA, New Study Says
100+ Toxic Chemicals Found In Drinking Water Across VA, New Study Says Drinking water in some Northeast states contains some of the highest levels of…

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by Chris Spiker
Columbia, MD
Obituaries
Former Beauty Queen, Civil Rights Attorney Killed In DC Plane Crash: Remembering Kiah Duggins Former Beauty Queen, Civil Rights Attorney Killed In DC Plane Crash: Remembering Kiah Duggins
Former Beauty Queen, Civil Rights Attorney Killed In DC Plane Crash: Remembering Kiah Duggins The fight for justice does not end with Kiah Duggins.…

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by Zak Failla
Islip, NY
News
Man Admits Dumping Hazardous Waste At Former Brentwood Hospital, Costing $30K In Cleanup Man Admits Dumping Hazardous Waste At Former Brentwood Hospital, Costing $30K In Cleanup
Man Admits Dumping Hazardous Waste At Former Brentwood Hospital, Costing $30K In Cleanup A Long Island man confessed to dumping hazardous waste…

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by Michael Mashburn
Towson, MD
News
DOJ Sues Cargo Ship Owner Over Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse In Baltimore DOJ Sues Cargo Ship Owner Over Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse In Baltimore
DOJ Sues Cargo Ship Owner Over Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse In Baltimore The Department of Justice is seeking $100 million from the…

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by Zak Failla
Mamaroneck, NY
News
Sewage Discharge Prompts Beach Closures In Larchmont: Here's Where Sewage Discharge Prompts Beach Closures In Larchmont: Here's Where
Sewage Discharge Prompts Beach Closures In Larchmont: Here's Where Health officials have closed two beaches in Westchester as a result of an ongoing…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
News
New Advisory Issued To NYers For Extreme Heat, Severe Storms, Unhealthy Air: Hochul New Advisory Issued To NYers For Extreme Heat, Severe Storms, Unhealthy Air: Hochul
New Advisory Issued To NYers For Extreme Heat, Severe Storms, Unhealthy Air: Hochul New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is urging residents to stay safe and…

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by Ben Crnic
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Lower Saucon Train Derailment: Riverside Drive Reopens, Officials Say Lower Saucon Train Derailment: Riverside Drive Reopens, Officials Say
Lower Saucon Train Derailment: Riverside Drive Reopens, Officials Say Riverside Drive is open again for through traffic after a head-on train collision caused…

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by Mac Bullock
White Plains, NY
News
Proposed New Bill Would Ban Noisy Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Statewide Proposed New Bill Would Ban Noisy Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Statewide
Proposed New Bill Would Ban Noisy Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Statewide New York lawmakers are promoting a new green agenda as they look to…

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by Zak Failla
Newburgh, NY
Politics
Here's When Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags Takes Effect In NY Here's When Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags Takes Effect In NY
Here's When Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags Takes Effect In NY The statewide ban of single-use plastic bags in New York is fast approaching. As of Sunday,…

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by Zak Failla
Kingston, NY
Lifestyle
New York Likely To Face Paper Bag Shortage, Experts Say New York Likely To Face Paper Bag Shortage, Experts Say
New York Likely To Face Paper Bag Shortage, Experts Say With a plastic bag ban set to take effect statewide in less than a month, New York may soon face…

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by Zak Failla
Cortlandt, NY
News
New Tests Confirm High Level Of Fecal Matter In Waters Of The Croton River New Tests Confirm High Level Of Fecal Matter In Waters Of The Croton River
New Tests Confirm High Level Of Fecal Matter In Waters Of The Croton River A new round of tests found high levels of fecal matter in the water at the…

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by Zak Failla
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
$1M Set Aside For Jersey Coast After Shipping Company Fined For Pollution $1M Set Aside For Jersey Coast After Shipping Company Fined For Pollution
$1M Set Aside For Jersey Coast After Shipping Company Fined For Pollution An Italian shipping company will pay a $4 million fine for dumping oily waste and…

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by Paul Milo
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Lifestyle
New Poughkeepsie Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Areas New Poughkeepsie Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Areas
New Poughkeepsie Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Areas The latest batch of storms to hit the Hudson Valley have led to raw sewage being…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
News
Latest Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Boat Launch Area Latest Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Boat Launch Area
Latest Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Boat Launch Area The storms to strike the Hudson Valley have led to gallons of raw sewage…

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by Zak Failla
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
News
New Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Boat Launch Area New Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Boat Launch Area
New Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Boat Launch Area The latest batch of storms to hit the Hudson Valley have led to raw sewage…

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by Zak Failla
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Lifestyle
New Dutchess Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Areas New Dutchess Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Areas
New Dutchess Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Areas The latest batch of storms to hit the Hudson Valley have led to raw sewage being discharged…

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by Zak Failla
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Mechanical Failure Causes Thousands Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage To Flow Into Croton River Mechanical Failure Causes Thousands Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage To Flow Into Croton River
Mechanical Failure Causes Thousands Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage To Flow Into Croton River A mechanical failure at a Westchester pump station led to…

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by Zak Failla
Monroe, NY
News
Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Impact Public Areas Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Impact Public Areas
Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Impact Public Areas Thousands of gallons of raw sewage was discharged into the Hudson River on Wednesday…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
News
Thousands Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage Discharged Into Hudson River Thousands Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage Discharged Into Hudson River
Thousands Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage Discharged Into Hudson River Thousands of gallons of raw sewage were discharged into the Hudson River over the…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
News
Orange County Sewage Discharges Could Impact Public Areas Orange County Sewage Discharges Could Impact Public Areas
Orange County Sewage Discharges Could Impact Public Areas The latest rainfall has led to a pair of discharges in Orange County that sent untreated…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
News
Hudson River Sewage Discharge Alert Issued For Third Straight Day Hudson River Sewage Discharge Alert Issued For Third Straight Day
Hudson River Sewage Discharge Alert Issued For Third Straight Day Tuesday’s thunderstorms led to raw sewage being discharged into the Hudson River for…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
News
Heavy Rain, Storms Lead To New Sewage Discharge Warning In Poughkeepsie Heavy Rain, Storms Lead To New Sewage Discharge Warning In Poughkeepsie
Heavy Rain, Storms Lead To New Sewage Discharge Warning In Poughkeepsie The thunderstorms passing through the region led to a sewage discharge…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
News
Alert Issued For Poughkeepsie Sewage Discharge Alert Issued For Poughkeepsie Sewage Discharge
Alert Issued For Poughkeepsie Sewage Discharge Hundreds of gallons of untreated waste was discharged near the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie,…

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by Daily Voice
Northern Highlands, NJ
News
Lawmaker: NJ Probes Pumping Into Stream From Mahwah/USR Construction Site Lawmaker: NJ Probes Pumping Into Stream From Mahwah/USR Construction Site
Lawmaker: NJ Probes Pumping Into Stream From Mahwah/USR Construction Site UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. – State environmental authorities on Monday…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Yonkers, NY
News
Sewer Discharge Alert Issued For Yonkers Sewer Discharge Alert Issued For Yonkers
Sewer Discharge Alert Issued For Yonkers Gallons of untreated waste was discharged in Yonkers on Tuesday morning when a charged manhole overflowed…

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by Zak Failla