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"U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas agreed, ruling last week that the state ban is unconstitutional and that only the federal government has the right to regulate what is discharged from the decommissioned nuclear plant.
Representatives for state Attorney General Letitia James, who represented New York in the case, did not comment on the record about the judge’s decision or whether the state planned to appeal.
The three-unit Indian Point nuclear power plant just south of Peekskill permanently shut down in 2021 after nearly 60 years in operation as part of the Consolidated Edison Company. Within a month of its closure, the state Public Service Commission approved the sale and transfer of the facility to Holtec, which specializes in decommissioning former nuclear sites and disposing of spent fuel."
"Governor Kathy Hochul signed the bill into law after it passed both chambers of the state legislature unanimously. The law updated state environmental regulations and established fines for violations aimed at protecting the Hudson River.
More than 100,000 people get their drinking water from the Hudson River, which has undergone extensive clean-up efforts over the past few decades.
However, US District Judge Kenneth Karas ruled last week that New York's ban was unconstitutional, affirming that the federal government alone can regulate discharges from the decommissioned nuclear facility.
The Indian Point nuclear power plant, located just south of Peekskill, permanently shut down in 2021 after nearly six decades of operation.
Within weeks of the closure, the facility was sold to Holtec International, which specializes in dismantling retired nuclear plants and managing spent nuclear fuel."
"Holtec's attorneys argued that New York overstepped its authority when it passed the 'Save the Hudson' bill in August 2023, a measure aimed at protecting the Hudson Valley from wastewater linked to the shuttered nuclear facility."
"A federal judge ruled in favor of New Jersey-based Holtec International, which sued New York last year to challenge the state's ban on discharging radiological substances from its defunct Indian Point nuclear plant."
because i dont do that to people.
bitchless: the properties of being without bitches, also having never been one
commitment yes
stakes no
no buffy stakes
steaks yes
that used to be really not funny
that used to hurt a lot actually
now it is funny because im gone
it is really funny to think that curzi would be so good at this
like he could just do all that
and i could just sit in the audience eating
cheese
people do not have to meet
they do not have to talk
i didnt sign some contract to be on a debate show where i will be sued to shit if i break that contract
like
truly deeply and lovingly actually
who cares
which is also what?
fine
everything is perfectly fine
it is all ok
and it is fine to not do any of those things whatsoever
but then, which is also fine,
if anyone comes up to me like:
hey gil have you ever talked to lyn about politics i would say what?
that isnt worth my time.
it is fine to say: the american left
understanding in the culture wars that means a 90s republican
if we need more practice on how to say: fair point, i should have clarified
or fair point, i didnt consider that
or fair point, i was looking at it from a limited scope, in wider view, yes america's left is "liberal" at best which is to say not left
thats what i know about john
he stands there and he sometimes has company
firewood or foraged pennyroyal
but he doesnt work that much
i would never call him a beast of burden
he is not a working donkey
he is part of the family and does his part like everyone else
he isnt forced
they, john and the no name donkey,
just kinda walk around or are still
ive never seen john get animated
he has never had a pep in his step that ive seen
he does go into the mountains and helps carry stuff like sticks
sometimes he hangs out with the unnamed donkey made of moonlight
he has friends
john is the best
he likes to just stand there
he likes to eat sugar cubes
he mostly just stands there
i wanna rub that donkey's ears so much if i am allowed to like that is one of my very few actual wishes for real wishes to be able to meet john
so .. john?
truly my closest associate named john
is actually a donkey in iran i am not kidding and i adore that john
i was at his wedding
i have not seen him since his divorce i dont think?
i havent met his new lady or their baby
im pretty sure i dont know a john
like i had a friend years ago we were coworkers but i wouldnt say we were in active friendship
the john i know is a donkey in the zagros mountains
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demiurge
an interesting read
i have no idea what i think about it conceptually
then we will have to go back up into the trees 🥹
truly hope people hit lava one day with all this drilling
hit magma
make the whole floor lava