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Opponents of the planned Killingly Energy Center want Gov. Ned Lamont to intervene to block the 650-megawatt project.
As Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s climate council finalizes recommendations for how the state can meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals, state agencies are simultaneously overseeing final approvals for a new natural gas-fired power plant.
Opponents of the project say the two processes are working at cross-purposes, and it’s time the Lamont administration resolved the conflict.
Environmental activists joined with a few state lawmakers Tuesday to repeat their demands that the administration find a way to stop the 650-megawatt facility, called the Killingly Energy Center.
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Toxic contaminants were detected in nearly 15% of private drinking wells near a former naval weapons plant in Calverton, Long Island. Data from the Suffolk County Health Department shows levels of PFAS above the state standard in four of the 95 wells tested.
In July, New York adopted strict new drinking water standards for PFAS, at 10 parts per trillion. Last month, the Navy said they would continue to use 70 parts per trillion, which is set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Several wells contained levels of PFAS below the state standard, but the highest reading showed 98.5 parts per trillion. Water quality advocates with the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, who shared the data at a virtual stakeholder meeting last week, said this is cause for concern.
County test shows toxins in Manorville wells Adrienne Esposito, center, executive director of CCE, is joined by Kelly McClinchy of Manorville and Bill Pavone of Seaford at a water standards press conference in March. (Credit: Tim Gannon)
New evidence of water contamination in Manorville wells is fueling a ramped-up effort to connect residents in the area to a public water supply.
Data released by the Suffolk County Health Department this week show that PFOS and PFOA chemicals found in firefighting foams and nonstick materials were detected in a survey conducted this fall of 95 residential wells located south of the former naval weapons reserve in Calverton.
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