Environmental Advocates: State Legislature Closes Hazardous Waste Loophole
July 23, 2020
July 23, 2020
ALBANY, New York, July 23 -- Environmental Advocates of New York issued the following statement by clean water associate Rob Hayes:
The State Legislature passed A.2655/S.3392, which closes the hazardous waste loophole, a loophole that allows hydrofracking waste to escape the definition of hazardous, leading to it being disposed of improperly.
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"New York led the nation to ban fracking, and now the State Legislature has ensured that fracking waste . . .
The State Legislature passed A.2655/S.3392, which closes the hazardous waste loophole, a loophole that allows hydrofracking waste to escape the definition of hazardous, leading to it being disposed of improperly.
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"New York led the nation to ban fracking, and now the State Legislature has ensured that fracking waste . . .