pollution

State demands fixes before new Duanesburg sewer hookups

  “The state is putting the brakes on the opening of a $3 million expansion of the Duanesburg sewer system until the town fixes long-standing problems with its treatment plant that has been fouling a tributary of the Hudson River. Last week, the state Department of Environmental Conservation told the town that its new Sewer … [Read more…]

Student study concludes landfill is fouling stream

  “A smelly, orangish stream flows into the Normans Kill near the former Duanesburg landfill. “It’s really hard to miss,” remarked Corey Arndell, a senior from Duanesburg High School, pointing to a photo of the substance leaking from the creek bed’s rock. Arndell is among a group of 20 area high school students from the … [Read more…]