Rensselaer Environmental Coalition
@renssenviro.bsky.social
REC is a group of NY residents and other citizens formed to address serious environmental health and quality of life problems associated with Waste Connection's Dunn C&D Landfill.
Rensselaerenvironmentalcoalition.org
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The Dunn C&D Landfill, owned by Texas-based Waste Connections, is the largest of its kind in NYS. This gigantic 99-acre industrial operation is located near residential neighborhoods in both Rensselaer and East Greenbush, and is immediately adjacent to the Rensselaer City School District Campus.
Don’t you want to know what is going into the air from the Dunn Landfill? It can’t possibly be good to be breathing it. Since the State of New York is supposed to protect people you have ask why they don’t do the testing to find out what is inhaled by the kids in the school. Here is one answer $$$
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Don’t you want to know what is going into the air from the Dunn Landfill? It can’t possibly be good to be breathing it. Since the State of New York is supposed to protect people you have ask why they don’t do the testing to find out what is inhaled by the kids in the school. Here is one answer $$$
New videos posted at stopdunn.org. This 3 minute plus video shows the school and the landfill in October.
How could the State ever think such a location would be safe for the kids going to that school? Go to stopdunn.org to see more videos.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1aE7...
How could the State ever think such a location would be safe for the kids going to that school? Go to stopdunn.org to see more videos.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1aE7...
School and Dump - 10/26/2025
YouTube video by REC
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November 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New videos posted at stopdunn.org. This 3 minute plus video shows the school and the landfill in October.
How could the State ever think such a location would be safe for the kids going to that school? Go to stopdunn.org to see more videos.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1aE7...
How could the State ever think such a location would be safe for the kids going to that school? Go to stopdunn.org to see more videos.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1aE7...
Resolution from Rensselaer County (NY) Legislature, but mums the word from DEC and Gov. Holding firm on their socially irresponsible decision to place a landfill next to a school and to consistently continue its operation in spite of all the documented opposition from all areas of the community.
November 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Resolution from Rensselaer County (NY) Legislature, but mums the word from DEC and Gov. Holding firm on their socially irresponsible decision to place a landfill next to a school and to consistently continue its operation in spite of all the documented opposition from all areas of the community.
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A beautiful article by @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social on the critical importance of these delicate waters, and the work the Trust is doing to support them. A really lovely read:
freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/start-w...
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November 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A beautiful article by @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social on the critical importance of these delicate waters, and the work the Trust is doing to support them. A really lovely read:
freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/start-w...
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freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/start-w...
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This issue has received attention in the race for county executive, county legislators, Rensselaer Common Council, Rensselaer Mayor and East Greenbush Town Board. NY needs to reverse its socially irresponsible actions in approving and allowing its continuation with what amounts to self supervision.
November 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This issue has received attention in the race for county executive, county legislators, Rensselaer Common Council, Rensselaer Mayor and East Greenbush Town Board. NY needs to reverse its socially irresponsible actions in approving and allowing its continuation with what amounts to self supervision.
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⚠️ Breaking: A state judge has ruled that New York is violating its climate law.
Story: nysfocus.com/2025/10/24/n...
Story: nysfocus.com/2025/10/24/n...
New York Is Violating Its Flagship Climate Law, Judge Rules
The law required a state agency to issue major regulations more than a year and a half ago, and it had no excuse not to, the court found.
nysfocus.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
⚠️ Breaking: A state judge has ruled that New York is violating its climate law.
Story: nysfocus.com/2025/10/24/n...
Story: nysfocus.com/2025/10/24/n...
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Dr. Robert Bullard continues to push the fight for environmental justice forward. His message is clear. Do more. More action, more courage, more good trouble. Our health and future are at stake.
@drrobertbullard.bsky.social
@drrobertbullard.bsky.social
Robert D. Bullard: We Can All Do MORE
The twinkle in Robert Bullard's eyes is the first thing one notices about him as he sits down in front of a large audience at the @Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. After 78 years,...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Dr. Robert Bullard continues to push the fight for environmental justice forward. His message is clear. Do more. More action, more courage, more good trouble. Our health and future are at stake.
@drrobertbullard.bsky.social
@drrobertbullard.bsky.social
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Want to see what’s going on next to the school and your neighborhood brought to you compliments of NYS and your “good neighbor”, Waste Connections Dunn Landfill?
How did this happen? The song “Money Changes Everything” by Cindy Lauper sums up a lot of it!
youtu.be/ObpHX3nS5Hs?...
How did this happen? The song “Money Changes Everything” by Cindy Lauper sums up a lot of it!
youtu.be/ObpHX3nS5Hs?...
Trash Operations - 4/4/2025
YouTube video by REC
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October 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Want to see what’s going on next to the school and your neighborhood brought to you compliments of NYS and your “good neighbor”, Waste Connections Dunn Landfill?
How did this happen? The song “Money Changes Everything” by Cindy Lauper sums up a lot of it!
youtu.be/ObpHX3nS5Hs?...
How did this happen? The song “Money Changes Everything” by Cindy Lauper sums up a lot of it!
youtu.be/ObpHX3nS5Hs?...
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This is pretty unbelievable - I really thought landfill leachate was better managed.
Liquid oozing from landfill + industrial waste + sewage - treated for pathogens then split, the solid part spread on farmland, the liquid part released into rivers - what could go wrong?
Our latest article out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our latest article out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms
Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent
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September 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is pretty unbelievable - I really thought landfill leachate was better managed.
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Community members and lawmakers are pushing back against an effort by Days Cove Rubble Landfill to more than double the amount of leachate it discharges into the nearby Bird and Gunpowder rivers.
marylandmatters.org/2025/10/03/b...
marylandmatters.org/2025/10/03/b...
Baltimore County residents fight landfill’s request to double runoff into watershed - Maryland Matters
Community members and lawmakers are pushing back against an effort by Days Cove Rubble Landfill to more than double the amount of leachate it discharges into the nearby Bird and Gunpowder rivers.
marylandmatters.org
October 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Community members and lawmakers are pushing back against an effort by Days Cove Rubble Landfill to more than double the amount of leachate it discharges into the nearby Bird and Gunpowder rivers.
marylandmatters.org/2025/10/03/b...
marylandmatters.org/2025/10/03/b...
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Innovative Strategies for Managing Landfill Leachate Challenges
Landfills serve as the final destination for a significant portion of the waste generated by society. However, the decomposition of organic waste in these landfills generates a potentially hazardous liquid known as leachate. This…
Landfills serve as the final destination for a significant portion of the waste generated by society. However, the decomposition of organic waste in these landfills generates a potentially hazardous liquid known as leachate. This…
Innovative Strategies for Managing Landfill Leachate Challenges
Landfills serve as the final destination for a significant portion of the waste generated by society. However, the decomposition of organic waste in these landfills generates a potentially hazardous liquid known as leachate. This leachate is a complex mixture of organic and inorganic compounds, and its management poses serious challenges for environmental safety and public health. The release of leachate into the surrounding environment can contaminate groundwater and soil, potentially causing long-term damage to ecosystems.
scienmag.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Innovative Strategies for Managing Landfill Leachate Challenges
Landfills serve as the final destination for a significant portion of the waste generated by society. However, the decomposition of organic waste in these landfills generates a potentially hazardous liquid known as leachate. This…
Landfills serve as the final destination for a significant portion of the waste generated by society. However, the decomposition of organic waste in these landfills generates a potentially hazardous liquid known as leachate. This…
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A 24‑hour study of recycled concrete aggregate showed leachate pH initially above 10, dropping as CO₂ reacts, while alkalinity stabilised at 50‑65 mg CaCO₃/L. Read more: https://getnews.me/contact-time-impacts-leachate-chemistry-of-recycled-concrete/ #recycledconcrete #leachate
October 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
A 24‑hour study of recycled concrete aggregate showed leachate pH initially above 10, dropping as CO₂ reacts, while alkalinity stabilised at 50‑65 mg CaCO₃/L. Read more: https://getnews.me/contact-time-impacts-leachate-chemistry-of-recycled-concrete/ #recycledconcrete #leachate
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A judge barred the landfill from sending its “leachate” wastewater to treatment plants in the region.
Now the company proposes to treat it on-site and then release it into the Monongahela River.
From @insideclimatenews.org and @reidfrazier.bsky.social
Now the company proposes to treat it on-site and then release it into the Monongahela River.
From @insideclimatenews.org and @reidfrazier.bsky.social
Along the banks of the Monongahela River, fracking waste in a landfill poses a pollution problem • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
What was happening was that microorganisms in the plant’s treatment tanks, which the authority uses to break down sewage, were dying. The treatment plant determined they were getting killed off by was...
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October 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A judge barred the landfill from sending its “leachate” wastewater to treatment plants in the region.
Now the company proposes to treat it on-site and then release it into the Monongahela River.
From @insideclimatenews.org and @reidfrazier.bsky.social
Now the company proposes to treat it on-site and then release it into the Monongahela River.
From @insideclimatenews.org and @reidfrazier.bsky.social
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Fracking Wastewater in a Landfill Killed Everything In Sight.
A judge barred the landfill from sending its wastewater to treatment plants in the region. Now the company proposes to release it into the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh. #ClimateChange
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
A judge barred the landfill from sending its wastewater to treatment plants in the region. Now the company proposes to release it into the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh. #ClimateChange
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
Along the Banks of the Mon River, Fracking Waste in a Landfill Once Again Poses a Pollution Problem - Inside Climate News
This story was originally published by The Allegheny Front, a public radio program covering environmental issues in Western Pennsylvania. On a rainy morning, Mike Frederick showed off the Belle…
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October 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Fracking Wastewater in a Landfill Killed Everything In Sight.
A judge barred the landfill from sending its wastewater to treatment plants in the region. Now the company proposes to release it into the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh. #ClimateChange
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
A judge barred the landfill from sending its wastewater to treatment plants in the region. Now the company proposes to release it into the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh. #ClimateChange
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
Oct. 4, 2025
Watertown takes in millions of gallons of landfill runoff.
Environmental groups worry that’s bringing in toxic PFAS
chemicals
By ALEX GAULT,
[email protected]
www.nny360.com/top_stories/...
Watertown takes in millions of gallons of landfill runoff.
Environmental groups worry that’s bringing in toxic PFAS
chemicals
By ALEX GAULT,
[email protected]
www.nny360.com/top_stories/...
www.nny360.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Oct. 4, 2025
Watertown takes in millions of gallons of landfill runoff.
Environmental groups worry that’s bringing in toxic PFAS
chemicals
By ALEX GAULT,
[email protected]
www.nny360.com/top_stories/...
Watertown takes in millions of gallons of landfill runoff.
Environmental groups worry that’s bringing in toxic PFAS
chemicals
By ALEX GAULT,
[email protected]
www.nny360.com/top_stories/...
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Annually, millions of gallons of toxic landfill water (leachate) ends up ($$$) in municipal wastewater treatment plants along the Hudson. Improperly remediated, the diluted syrup is then dumped into the river.
Drink up.
#Kingston
#leachate
#Hudsonvalley
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
Drink up.
#Kingston
#leachate
#Hudsonvalley
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
How one city allowed millions of gallons of landfill leachate into its water
Gaps in environmental regulations allow millions of gallons of leachate to be emptied...
www.timesunion.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Annually, millions of gallons of toxic landfill water (leachate) ends up ($$$) in municipal wastewater treatment plants along the Hudson. Improperly remediated, the diluted syrup is then dumped into the river.
Drink up.
#Kingston
#leachate
#Hudsonvalley
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
Drink up.
#Kingston
#leachate
#Hudsonvalley
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
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Government should be of and for the people. We have a chance to do better with AB 28 the Landfill Fire Prevention Act and AB 985, The Chiquita Canyon Community Assistance Act.
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insideclimatenews.org/news/1808202...
August 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Government should be of and for the people. We have a chance to do better with AB 28 the Landfill Fire Prevention Act and AB 985, The Chiquita Canyon Community Assistance Act.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1808202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1808202...
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Elizabeth has been incredibly sick from the toxic chemicals at the burning Chiquita Canyon Landfill fire. Her voice has been a powerful one to help my colleagues understand the suffering in our community and why the relief policies we are bringing forward are so important for our community.
July 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Elizabeth has been incredibly sick from the toxic chemicals at the burning Chiquita Canyon Landfill fire. Her voice has been a powerful one to help my colleagues understand the suffering in our community and why the relief policies we are bringing forward are so important for our community.
NYCLU helps local environmental group fight school-adjacent landfill
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September 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NYCLU helps local environmental group fight school-adjacent landfill
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Environmentalists and community leaders from across New York call on the state assembly to bring the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA) up for a vote after it passed in the state senate two years in a row.
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www.beyondplastics.org/press-releas...
Environmentalists and Community Leaders from Across New York Rally in Albany Calling on the State Assembly to Pass Packaging Reduction Act — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Polluti...
New York environmentalists and community leaders from across the state rallied outside the state Capital building in Albany on Saturday, September 13 in support of the Packaging Reduction and Recycli...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Environmentalists and community leaders from across New York call on the state assembly to bring the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA) up for a vote after it passed in the state senate two years in a row.
www.beyondplastics.org/press-releas...
www.beyondplastics.org/press-releas...
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On Saturday, we and our allies (thank you, NAACP NYS, NYPIRG, Bedford2030, BLARG, and many more!) in putting #PeopleOverPlastic rallied in Albany to call on the NYS Assembly to bring the essential and long overdue PRRIA (A1749) up for a vote ASAP in January.
youtu.be/c--RU5s2h90
youtu.be/c--RU5s2h90
People Over Plastics - Rally to Pass the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act in NYS
YouTube video by Beyond Plastics
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September 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
On Saturday, we and our allies (thank you, NAACP NYS, NYPIRG, Bedford2030, BLARG, and many more!) in putting #PeopleOverPlastic rallied in Albany to call on the NYS Assembly to bring the essential and long overdue PRRIA (A1749) up for a vote ASAP in January.
youtu.be/c--RU5s2h90
youtu.be/c--RU5s2h90