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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NYDOH has research that shows burning landfill gas can release PFAS into the air. They have been asked by REC and Rensselaer County to find out if this is happening at the Dunn Landfill. In one case they said it is a permit issue. THIS A HEALTH ISSUE! A LAWSUIT DOES NOT STOP DOH FROM TAKING ACTION.

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today’s Times Union. Step up Governor Hochul! Your bureaucracy doesn’t want to upset the status quo and fails in its role to make certain people are safe because $ talks and get your priority ahead of the people. Prove us wrong!

Letter to the Editor of Albany Times Union newspaper

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Per Advance Albany County Alliance CEO Kevin O’Connor: 4,500 tons of asbestos-contaminated debris removed from Albany's 11-story eyesore has been taken to Waste Management’s landfill in Gansevoort. The rest of the material will be taken across the Hudson River to the Dunn landfill in Rensselaer.

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Demolition of Albany’s Central Warehouse is underway. Razed chunks of the dilapidated structure will soon be dumped in Rensselaer’s Dunn Landfill, a development that has raised concerns among environmentalists. /Times Union

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Do you think NY ought to determine what is in the dust that blows from the Dunn Landfill into the the nearby school and community? We ask but never get an answer. Why? Do they know they will have to do something if they find out and that would mean the operation of the landfill would be in jeopardy?

Landfill dumping adjacent to school buildings

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Please consider submitting a comment to NYDEC on why Waste Connections should change the way it handles the Dunn Landfill's leachate. Comments can be emailed to: SolidWasteRegulations@dec.ny.gov. Use “Comments on Proposed Part 360 Series” in the subject line. Deadline: 5 p.m. Sept. 9, 2026.

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We wonder if people in the NY State Capital or the DEC headquarters look at the view of the Dunn Landfill and feel proud of allowing it to exist next door to a school complex?

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

While we are proud that RI passed strong protections against toxic PFAS in 2024, we can see that damage was already done. This is the human cost of inaction on PFAS and other toxic threats to drinking water. ecori.org/pfas-polluti...

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PFAS Pollution Floods Tiverton Wells - ecoRI News

Our persistent spraying of poisons and relentless unleashing of chemicals puts private water sources at risk.

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John Garver @geogarver.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

NY Riverwatch has released its findings on waterways affected by landfill leachate. We need to stop collecting landfill leachate and transferring it to our waterways through our treatment plants. #PFAS spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hudson-v...

Graph showing leachate hotspots in NY. Lake Ontario (87.5 mg/yr), Hudson River (73.2 mg/yr), Niagara River (61.2 mg/yr) and the Mohawk River (49.3 mg/yr).

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Josh Eidelson @josheidelson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"Reviewing public records from 100 landfills in 20 states, Businessweek found that when temperatures and other key indicators surpass normal thresholds, operators and regulators often don’t intervene at the level that experts say is needed" www.bloomberg.com/features/202... @mslaurabliss.bsky.social

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Warning Signs Are Flashing at America’s Overheating Landfills

Hot waste piles can become environmental disasters. A Bloomberg Businessweek analysis finds that many landfill operators and regulators aren’t intervening at the level experts say is needed.

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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Overlooked warning signs at Shoosmith are part of a national pattern. Records from 100 landfills in 20 states show that when temperatures and other key indicators surpass normal thresholds, operators and regulators often don’t intervene to protect the public. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

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Warning Signs Are Flashing at America’s Overheating Landfills

Hot waste piles can become environmental disasters. A Bloomberg Businessweek analysis finds that many landfill operators and regulators aren’t intervening at the level experts say is needed.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 21/08/2026

Hot waste piles can become environmental disasters. A Bloomberg Businessweek analysis finds that many landfill operators and regulators aren’t intervening at the level experts say is needed.

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Warning Signs Are Flashing at America’s Overheating Landfills

Hot waste piles can become environmental disasters. A Bloomberg Businessweek analysis finds that many landfill operators and regulators aren’t intervening at the level experts say is needed.

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Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

New, from me: New York is working on closing the "Leachate Loophole" that has allowed millions of gallons of toxic garbage water to flow into our drinking water every year, but environmentalists worry that the new regulations are themselves full of loopholes that would make them ineffective.

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Closing the ‘Leachate Loophole’

Concerns raised about toxic water from landfills

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 20/08/2026

Hot waste piles can become environmental disasters. A Bloomberg Businessweek analysis finds that many landfill operators and regulators aren’t intervening at the level experts say is needed.

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Warning Signs Are Flashing at America’s Overheating Landfills

Hot waste piles can become environmental disasters. A Bloomberg Businessweek analysis finds that many landfill operators and regulators aren’t intervening at the level experts say is needed.

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Times Union @timesunion.com · 11/08/2026

New York does not know exactly how much trash is getting recycled or thrown into landfills according to an audit released Monday by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's office.

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Efforts to track NY's recycling waste stream have fallen short

New York does not know exactly how much trash is getting recycled or thrown into landfills according to an audit released Monday by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's office.

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A byproduct of our failure to effectively recycle is an overreliance on landfills. REC continues to call for the passage of the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.

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BTPM News @btpmnews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

“We have built system that requires landfills to contain their toxic leachate, only to allow that same pollution to be discharged through sewage treatment plants, often into drinking water supplies.”

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Report: Buffalo has 3rd highest level of water contamination in New York, Jamestown 5th

Western New York communities have among the highest levels of drinking water contamination in the state, according to a new report, with more than 45 million gallons in Buffalo annually.

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Call Me Garbage Again @tambria.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Leachate can contain plastics, chemicals, toxic metals, PFAs, Pesticides and more. The report finding about 1/3 of the 523 million gallons was discharged into drinking water sources. Municipal filtration systems then are tasked with making sure the water is safe to drink.

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New York River Watch talks new report: "The Leachate Loophole in New York State"

YouTube video by CBS6 Albany

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Michelle @wmichellewho.blacksky.app · 07/08/2026

The Threat of Landfill Leachate to Drinking Water in New York State: A Project of New York River Watch leachateloophole.org

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The Leachate Loophole – The Leachate Loophole in New York State

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

If you are interested in the fact that dangerous PFA-tainted leachate is going untreated into the Hudson River and other rivers and lakes in New York killing fish ,wildlife, threatening the drinking water of 100's of thousands of people, and creating other untold damage, look at our recent posts.

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

REC is extremely concerned about the NYSDEC concept of putting residual leachate treatment in a landfill. The idea of solving a PFA issue in one part of the environment, by creating another one in landfills, is not reasonable nor prudent. Seems to be an option of convenience to finish regulations.

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The Buffalo News @buffalonews.com · 20/07/2026

A Buffalo News review of NY DEC records found 154 Air State Facilities operating under air pollution permits with no expiration dates – some issued in the 1990s and early 2000s – including 33 in WNY. Some have not been inspected in more than a decade.

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'Troubling trend': Dozens of WNY facilities operate under old air quality permits

That leaves residents near those facilities with a basic unanswered question: Do the pollution limits written into old permits reflect what is actually coming from smokestacks today?

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Riverkeeper @riverkeeper.org · 04/06/2026

Good news alert! New Yorkers like you took action for clean water and your reps in both the NYS Senate & Assembly passed the bill for state-level protections from toxic PFAS "forever chemicals in drinking water." The bill is now on to the Governor for signing ✍️ Thank you to everyone who spoke up

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John Garver @geogarver.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Interesting interview about the Leachate Loophole - landfill trash water - that is essentially dumped into our rivers. This toxic stew needs to be taken care of properly, and not blended with sewage. #PFAS #Mohawk #Hudson Green Radio hour: Jon Bowermaster www.radiokingston.org/en/broadcast...

Picture of white pipe with brown leachate draining in to a collection tank.

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Rep. Joe Webster @repwebster.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

We need to protect the health of our residents and environment here in PA. My bills to Close the Leachate Loophole and Superfund Leachate Testing do exactly that. The loophole needs to close, sites need to test for leachate, and residents deserve a clean environment. #RepWebster #Environment

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Riverkeeper @riverkeeper.org · 28/05/2026

New York State’s final budget weakens key environmental protection despite hard-fought efforts from advocates that helped limit some of the damage. 💥🥊Riverkeeper will keep fighting to restore these protections and hold polluters accountable. Read our full statement: ow.ly/C4n850Z5eWT

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Turn on your volume. How would you like to experience this up to 140 times a day (up and back) 5 days a week to and from the Dunn Landfill. (Note the school bus in the beginning) www.facebook.com/share/r/1DWh...

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

So look how much Leachate goes in the rivers of New York -- all untreated from landfills. DEC is proposing each landfill to come up with their own method to treat leachate or send it to another landfill to treat it. stopdunn.org

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

The Dunn Landfill permit is in Year Two, yet the community has heard zero about the $50K per year of the permit to reduce harmful emissions. Dunn deposited the $$$ in escrow and submitted a plan to DEC. So as of now $100K should be available to the community. Our FOI requests are delayed regularly.

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Rensselaer, NY residents put at risk by the inaction of state leaders

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

New York's Department of Environmental Conservation continues to ignore the dangers of a landfill situated directly next to numerous school district buildings --- all in the shadow of the NY governor's offices and mansion in Albany, NY.

Text points out the danger of an unwanted landfill next to a school in New York State.

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Legislative change needs to protect disadvantaged communities near landfills... NY cumulative impact law only applies to new projects or existing projects that propose changes. Research shows burning of landfill gas releases PFAs into the air up to 3 times stronger than that found in leachate.

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PFAS Project Lab @pfasproject.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

"A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells." Read the full article about ongoing PFAS contamination in Stella, Wisconsin: apnews.com/article/pfas...

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A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells

The roughly 40 million Americans who get drinking water from wells are at particular risk when harmful forever chemicals contaminate the supply.

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

DEC Virtual Public Information Session Thursday, January 29, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Region: Statewide Registration Link: meetny-gov.webex.com/weblink/regi... Virtual Public Meeting Series About PFAS - NYSDEC

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Times Union @timesunion.com · 30/12/2025

As PFAS remediation test plan seeks approval, Fort Edward residents fear another environmental disaster like the one they faced with PCBs; DEC comment period on CleanEarth plan runs through Jan....

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Fort Edward group urges residents to appeal to DEC to stop PFAS remediation test

As PFAS remediation test plan seeks approval, Fort Edward residents fear another environmental disaster like the one they faced with PCBs; DEC comment period on CleanEarth plan runs through Jan....

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

This is the dust going into the air at the Dunn Landfill and blowing toward the Rensselaer City (NY) schools & community. DEC says this is okay. They consistently ignore testing that can determine the threat. Why? They don’t want to know. It’s all about the money and politics.

Landfill spewing dangerous dust into the surrounding community.

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced two public, virtual presentations on its upcoming rule for Treatment and Disposal of Landfill Leachate. This is an important step forward. Jan. 27, and Feb. 11, both open to the public. Information at SolidWasteRegulations@dec.ny.gov

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

The Rensselaer Environmental Coalition and the City of Rensselaer filed an article 78 action in NYS Supreme Court against the NYS DEC and the Dunn Landfill regarding the permitting process for the landfill. What are the key legal points to be decided by the court? share.google/aimode/tRpqa...

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Rensselaer Environmental Coalition @renssenviro.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

REC partnered with an Environmental Ethics class at @sienauniversity to study the Dunn Landfill. Thanks to Siena Student Max Carter for creating a series of infographics to educate about the Dunn Landfill. This is the second of five in the series! @sienaenvironmentalclub

Bullet points outlining the the Harm of the dump and remediation steps needed.

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

This is a great tool for estimating the impacts of air cleaners in nat vent UK schools. Unlike most air cleaner selection tools which just size on clean air delivery rate CHEPA also considers the energy aspects depending on local climate.

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