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DEC and EPA add in-person drop-in sessions on the Niagara-Erie radiological assessment: Aug 17 Grand Island, Aug 20 Niagara Falls, Aug 24 Lewiston
DEC posted three staffed drop-in tabling sessions for residents with questions about the Niagara and Erie County Radiological Assessment: Monday Aug 17 at the WNY Welcome Center in Grand Island, Thursday Aug 20 at the Niagara Falls Convention Center, and Monday Aug 24 at the Lewiston Library, each 4-7 p.m., plus a seven-day-a-week NECRA hotline. Phase 3 ground surveys remain ongoing. Source: DEC program page, retrieved Aug 18, 2026.
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