Groups Urge DEC To Stop Norlite's Mishandlling Of Toxic Fly Ash

Community groups along with NYS Assemblymember John McDonald held a news conference Friday, January 21 in front of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) office in Albany to urge the DEC to immediately require the Norlite hazardous waste incinerator to stop mixing toxic fly ash into its aggregate product, which Norlite sells to the construction industry. Changes made by DEC to Norlite’s exemptions under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) prohibit such use of the toxic ash. We hear from Joe Ritchie, a local residents living across the street from the facility; Assemblymember John McDonald; and Dave Public. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.