Federal Judge To Allow Dumping Of 40,000+ Gallons Of Radioactive Water Into Major River

A federal judge ruled that approximately 45,000 gallons of radioactive water from a defunct nuclear plant in New York can be dumped into the Hudson River.

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas sided with New Jersey-based Holtec International, which sued New York State last year.

The company argued that only the federal government has the authority to regulate the discharge of the Indian Point plant’s nuclear waste.

The ruling reverses the Empire State’s “Save The Hudson” law that sought to prevent the dumping of waste into the waterway.

“I am deeply disappointed by the federal court’s decision that federal law preempts New York law, allowing Holtec International to move forward with plans that could result in radioactive wastewater being discharged into the Hudson River,” Westchester County

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