NOVEMBER 23, 2020:
While the governor was signing a bill to stop the burning of PFAS at Norlite, this news story was equally as important!
ATTENTION COEYMAN VOTERS
Town Board may vote Monday night (November 23, 2020) at 7p to weaken our Clean Air Law and make Albany County’s law useless in Coeymans.
TIME TO PROTEST!
Come demonstrate outside Town Hall, 6:45-7:30pm
(masked & socially distanced)Coeymans Town Hall, 18 Russell Avenue, Ravena, 12143
Bring flashlights, big signs
& all your friends!
Tell George McHugh to stop the vote! tel: 518.756.6006, ext 3
Email: gmchugh@coeymans.org
More public hearings needed;
the people must be heard!
A revised law will let big businesses
burn tires & waste in Coeymans.
The emissions will be toxic; our children will suffer.
Stop the damage before it starts.
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NO TIRE BURNING IN COEYMANS!
WEDNESDAY – WATCH THE ZOOM PRESS CONFERENCE
November 18, 2020 12:00pm
Topic: Coeymans Clean Air Press Conference
- Patricia Sibilia President, League of Women Voters of Albany County
- Sara Pruiksma, Coeymans Resident, Mixed Media Artist
- Matt Miller, Albany County Legislator, Biology teacher RCS School District
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83494699982?pwd=c1hYeTRiMU1lYzhLMWMreXBvbHFrQT09
Meeting ID: 834 9469 9982
Passcode: 648463
Public hearing this Thursday 19 November 2020 6pm
on amendments to Coeymans Clean Air Law:
Coeymans Town Hall, Russell Avenue, Ravena, 12143
only 4 people at a time allowed inside.
The vote could take place that night.
SEND A SIMPLE MESSAGE
townclerk@coeymans.org or 518-756-6006, Ext. 3 until 4:00pm, 19 Nov 2020
Or come to speak & demonstrate 6-7pm Town Hall, Thursday 19 Nov.
HOW TO MISLEAD VOTERS Supervisor McHugh says: Coeymans can't have stricter laws than EPA or NY DEC. We say: New York law allows Coeymans to set stricter controls than Federal or State law. Supervisor McHugh says: Lafarge already has a Title V permit to burn tires. We say: Lafarge's permit expired in 2015 & is not yet renewed. Why change our law now? Supervisor McHugh says: Coeymans has no 'jurisdiction' on air monitoring and emissions. We say: The Town is obliged to protect our health, & facilities must monitor emissions. Supervisor McHugh says: Lafarge is planning to sue the Town. We say: Why are you allowing the Town to be bullied?
BRING A SIGN:
HANDS OFF THE CLEAN AIR LAW!
Watch the public hearing and Board meeting here:
WHY WE LIKE THE CURRENT LAW
1. No facility can burn more than 25 tons/day of waste, even if DEC-approved.
2. Coeymans’ standards offer better protection than the EPA or DEC from:
- Mercury
- Sulphur dioxide
- Dioxins/furans
- Nitrogen oxides
3. A facility burning waste must monitor 19 pollutants continuously, not once a year.
4. The Clean Air Law requires clean air from clean businesses to protect us all.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS MEAN:
1. Lower pollution standards are acceptable in Coeymans.
2. Ignorance is bliss. If we don’t measure a facility’s toxins, they can’t hurt us.
3. The Coeymans Board protects big business, not residents & neighbors.
BAN THE BURN!
Tell Governor Cuomo to sign the Norlite bill–the first law in the nation to prohibit dangerous burning of toxic fire suppressants and fire retardants.
- Call: 866-946-1451
- Write: Governor Cuomo, NYS Capitol, Albany, NY 12224
- Or: governor.ny.gov and click on the contact sectionTweet: @NYGovCuomo
- Facebook Message: Facebook.com/GovernorAndrewCuomo
Message: Please protect NY residents, from the burning of toxic firefighting foam. Sign the bill banning such incineration. Norlite is located in an environmental justice area and secretly burned 2 million pounds of this dangerous chemical before the public found out.