The head of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation commended the decision to deny a plan for a hazardous waste landfill to be built in Niagara County.
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The DEC’s Hazardous Waste Landfill Siting Board voted unanimously on Monday to reject a proposal by CWM Chemical Services to build a new 43.5-acre landfill to hold 6 million tons of hazardous waste. After the decision, DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton sent a written statement to The Buffalo News:
“I commend the Hazardous Waste Siting Board for this important decision and acting to help prevent the negative impacts from the additional trucking of hazardous waste through Niagara County communities and a legacy of significantly extended hazardous waste landfill capacity,” she said. “After decades of work by DEC staff and advocacy by residents, this is an important milestone in environmental and public health protection for Western New York.”
CWM closed its first hazardous waste landfill in the Town of Porter in 2015 after it filled up. The company first applied for the new landfill in 2003.
Reach climate and environment reporter Mackenzie Shuman at mshuman@buffnews.com or 716-715-4722.
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