Albany - On September 16, 2016, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
sent a letter
to Global Companies informing them that the permit the company is
seeking to heat crude oil at
their Port of Albany facility will be put through a full environmental
review. Some of the items the state is requiring the company to submit
information on include addressing the concerns of residents at Ezra
Prentice Homes, a housing development located
in close proximity to the facility.
These concerns include air and
noise pollution, alarming levels of benzene in the air near the Port,
and the facility’s impact on climate change, which is already negatively
affecting New York communities.
“Big oil just got another strong sign
from Governor Cuomo that New York is moving away from the dirty and
dangerous fuels of the past and heading toward a future powered by 100%
clean, renewable energy. Not only will Global
Companies have to address the toxic air pollution from crude oil, it is
also going to have to pass New York’s ‘climate test’ before they are
given the green light to move tar sands oil down the Hudson River. And
since it’s a test that cannot be passed, the
letter today should represent the end of the line for this
ill-conceived proposal," said Peter Iwanowicz, executive director for Environmental Advocates of New York.
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