| Urge DEC to perform thorough environmental analysis of proposed historic Village of Athens C&D project |
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Friend,
Local community members uncovered a proposal that would threaten the environment in the historic Village of Athens and surrounding upriver communities in Greene and Columbia Counties. Take action today to stop this proposal from being approved without a thorough environmental review.
Athens Stevedoring & Environmental Development LLC - Athens Terminal is proposing to build a new solid waste management & construction and demolition processing facility in the historic Village of Athens, on the shore of the Hudson River. There are a number of reasons the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation should deny the application outright, including the company’s poor compliance history.
But, if the application proceeds and permits are required, the DEC must do a full and thorough environmental analysis of the proposal because it could have devastating effects on the area including:
- Health impacts caused by airborne materials from C&D processing;
- Noise and dust that could devastate local hospitality and other businesses, including nature-based waterfront activities like duck hunting, striper fishing and recreational boating;
- Dangerous and excessive truck traffic — up to one truck every five minutes — to transport the 8,400 tons of debris weekly through the narrow, winding roads of Athens, including its historic district;
- Increased barge traffic that threatens freshwater tidal wetlands and creeks, would disrupt the use of the boat launch and Village parks, could churn up dangerous PCBs resting on the river bed, risking human and environmental health;
- Significant risk of contaminated runoff into the Hudson River.
Please take action now to protect the Hudson River and support local communities.
Thanks for helping to push the DEC to exercise due diligence to determine whether permits are required to initiate a thorough environmental analysis.
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Rebecca Martin
Campaign Manager
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