June 30, 2025

Update from Lights Out Norlite

While Norlite in Cohoes has shut down, at least temporarily, the hazardous waste incineration part of its operation, the blowing dust from Norlite’s massive uncovered piles from its shale mining continue to be a public health and environmental problem. The various lawsuits filed against Norlite by the state and by private citizens move forward slowly. Joe Ritchie, chair of Lights of Norlite, gives an update to Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

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