Hughes Energy Trash-to-Fuel Proposal--We Deserve 90 Days!

Hughes Energy, LLC is proposing to build a waste-to-fuel plant using an unproven technology called “steam autoclaving”--a process in which the garbage will be steamed and subjected to very high pressure to produce a fibrous mass that can be used for fuel, among other potential uses. The proposal includes hauling municipal solid waste throughout New York State to be processed on a site next to the Schoharie Reservoir--an essential part of New York City's drinking water system--in a very small Catskills town.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is requiring Hughes to prepare a full ...

Hughes Energy, LLC is proposing to build a waste-to-fuel plant using an unproven technology called “steam autoclaving”--a process in which the garbage will be steamed and subjected to very high pressure to produce a fibrous mass that can be used for fuel, among other potential uses. The proposal includes hauling municipal solid waste throughout New York State to be processed on a site next to the Schoharie Reservoir--an essential part of New York City's drinking water system--in a very small Catskills town.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is requiring Hughes to prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on its waste-to-fuel proposal. This means that the company will have to assess the project’s potential environmental and community impacts, and that assessment will be subject to public review and comment.

The first step in the process is creating what’s called a “scoping document.” It’s critically important that the scoping plan be complete, and the way to make sure all the important issues are included, and not glossed over or greenwashed, is to give neighbors and the public ample time to review and comment on the draft.

Your email to NYSDEC will send the strong message that the public is interested and wants to be included--and that they need to give us the time to fully review the company's draft scoping plan.

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NYSDEC is requiring Hughes to prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on its waste-to-fuel proposal. The first step in the process is creating a “scoping document,” the plan that will guide all further review. It’s critically important that the scoping plan be complete and that's why neighbors and the public need ample time to review the plan while it's in draft form, before it's accepted.

Your email will send the message that the public cares about weighing in on this project from the very outset of the EIS process.

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I'm writing to request a full 90 day public comment period and opportunity for oral testimony on the Hughes Energy, LLC's trash-to-fuel project draft scoping plan.

Hughes Energy, LLC is proposing to build a waste-to-fuel plant using an unproven technology called “steam autoclaving”--a process in which the garbage will be steamed and subjected to very high pressure to produce a fibrous mass that can be used for fuel, among other potential uses. The proposal includes hauling municipal solid waste throughout New York State to be processed on a site next to the Schoharie Reservoir in a very small Catskills town. I have grave concerns regarding the amount of energy required for this project—especially in light of the climate crisis—potential water quality, and air and community impacts as a result of increased trucking.

Given the complex, energy-intensive, and high-impact potential for a project of this scope within the Catskills and the New York City watershed, a 90 day public comment period with opportunity for oral testimony is critically important.

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