Lights Out Norlite Responds To DEC Order to Halt Norlite Dust Dispersal

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a Notice of Violation to the Norlite hazardous waste incinerator and aggregate producer in Cohoes as a result of the fugitive dust that is blowing offsite and onto neighboring residential properties. Norlite must immediately halt the dust’s dispersal and develop a plan of action within 60 days. Joe Ritchie, a resident of the Saratoga Sites housing complex across the tracks from Norite and an organizer with Lights Out Norlite, talks to Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine. For more information: hmean.org/lights-out-norlite/