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City of Cohoes Needs To Act to Protect Health and Environment from Norlite’s Toxic Ash

Why a Cohoes Hazardous Waste Ash Law is Needed Instead of sending toxic incinerator ash to commercial hazardous waste landfills as required by current federal and state law, Norlite takes toxic fly ash from the incineration of hazardous waste, mixes it with its aggregate product at a ratio of 88% fly ash to 12% aggregate, …

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DEC Regional Director Anthony Luisi Responds to a Noxious Odor Incident at Norlite

On Sunday morning, February 6, 2023, NYS DEC was alerted to complaints of a strong odor coming from the Norlite facility. This incident occurred just days after a 200 gallon oil spill at the facility.  NYS DEC Regional Director Anthony Luisi commented. “After reporting to the facility, our responders confirmed a strong burning odor and …

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