waste management

(Airs 06/13/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Republicans in Congress say New York Governor Kathy Hochul isn’t doing enough to enforce immigration laws, New York Congressman Mike Lawler defended his vote for President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” at a recent town hall, and Wastewater treatment plants are taking sewage sludge from states like Massachusetts and turning it into cheap fertilizer for application here in New York.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has renewed operating permits for a notorious construction landfill in Rensselaer.

A small Montgomery County town is dealing with significant increases in waste disposal costs. St. Johnsville is considering a new fee for residents as the state of New York looks for ways to reduce solid waste and boost recycling.

(Airs 11/02/23 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York state Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Chair of the committee on environmental conservation about legislation to protect birds, bees and other pollinators, banning killing contests, and the Package Waste and Reduction Act.

A South Burlington, Vermont testing lab has been fined by state officials for hazardous material, air, and waste violations.

Citing opposition, Waste Management has withdrawn an application that would have added municipal solid waste to the list of acceptable materials processed…

Residents and environmental activists are concerned about plans to expand a solid waste permit in Albany’s South End.Waste Management operates a transfer…

As state officials in Massachusetts are working to develop a new waste-management master plan, environmental advocates are warning that some options would…