Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced New
York State will take legal action against the United States
Environmental Protection Agency to prevent the designation of new
permanent open water disposal sites off the coast of eastern Long
Island. In a letter signed by more than 30 federal, state and local
elected officials, the Governor provided notice to President Obama and
EPA officials that the state will take necessary steps to prevent the
EPA from issuing a rule allowing dredged materials from Connecticut to
be dumped in the eastern region of the Long Island Sound. The EPA has
failed to show that there is need for an additional disposal site.
At an event at Sunken Meadow State Park, the
Governor announced that the state objects to any further dumping in the
eastern region of the Long Island Sound – a popular tourist and
ecologically vital area. This action builds on the state’s goal to
eliminate disposal in the open waters of Long Island. A copy of the
letter sent to President Obama and EPA Administrators can be viewed here.
Source: Press Office, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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