Welcome to Residents for Responsible Government
WE ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO ENDING
TOXIC WASTE DUMPING
IN LEWISTON AND PORTER
Our Mission
Residents for Responsible Government was created to inform and empower residents on the hazards of toxic waste in the Buffalo-Niagara region, especially the chemical and radiological materials in and around the Niagara Falls Storage Site (NFSS) and Chemical Waste Management (CWM), which operates in the middle of the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (LOOW), a major WW II munitions production and radiological handling and storage site.
Our Goal
All programs of RRG relate to the contaminated LOOW area, and focus on public information and empowerment to promote residents’ health and well being:
1. Prevent CWM expansion and soil disturbance in areas not currently permitted as a toxic waste landfill.
2. Assure proper and continual monitoring and maintenance of properly closed landfills.
3. Provide information and guidance for the public to have a real voice in state, local, and federal decisions.
4. Encourage health studies to determine cause of high rates of illness around the LOOW/CWM site.
5. Assure health and safety of nearby Lewiston-Porter School students and staff from possible dangers due to proximity to Niagara Falls Storage Site and CWM site.
6. Promote quality of life and environment to improve tourism and real estate values.
7. Build coalitions with organizations in New York State and across the continent, including Canada.
8. Encourage alternative waste disposal technologies other than landfills, and at point of generation.
Monthly RRG Meetings
RRG's regular meetings are 7:00 p.m. every fourth Wednesday of the month in the library of the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown, NY. The church is on the corner of Main and Church Streets. Email us for an agenda before each meeting.
Meeting Schedule
Wednesday, February 24th
Wednesday, March 24th is our Annual Meeting! We will have the opportunity to choose new Board members and officers. Please come and help us set the agenda for the coming year.
Reorganizing, reenergizing, strategic planning--please come and offer your input and advice. We need you!
