New York will challenge a federal judge’s ruling allowing the company tearing down the Indian Point nuclear power plant to discharge radioactive water into the Hudson River, state officials said.

“We must ensure that the Hudson River and its surrounding communities are protected for future generations,” state Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday, Oct. 8. “Indian Point must be decommissioned responsibly, and my office will be appealing this decision to defend New Yorkers and our natural resources.”

On Sept. 24, U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Karas said the federal government, not the state, has the authority to decide regulatory matters involving nuclear power plants. The ruling effectively overturned a law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul two years ago preventing Holtec Internati

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