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Washington County board asks DEC for public hearing on ESMI/Clean Earth PFAS permit
Summary
A community presenter urged the county to press New York DEC for a DEC‑run public hearing on an ESMI/Clean Earth PFAS treatment permit; the board voted unanimously to have staff draft and send a letter requesting a hearing.
A community representative from a local group urging oversight of a proposed PFAS soil‑treatment program told the Washington County board on Jan. 27 that DEC should hold a formal, DEC‑run public hearing on ESMI/Clean Earth’s pending permit application.
The presenter, identified in the record as a representative of the Port Stops PFAS group, said Hudson Falls already is designated a Disadvantaged Community (DAC) and Potential Environmental Justice Area (PEJA) under state criteria and argued DEC’s use of older census and EPA data has delayed or weakened protections. The presenter said prior tests at the Fort Edward facility—including a 2018 thermal desorption test of about 22 tons—failed to…
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