Overview

• The consent order signed this week requires the smokestack to rise from 45 to 90 feet by Dec. 11 and includes a $124,000 penalty.
• Green Asphalt laid out an estimated 90-day fix, with design and permits to precede about three weeks of construction, followed by DEC-directed testing for 25 pollutants.
• Company leaders said emissions are not at harmful levels, while asserting full compliance with environmental rules.
• Residents reporting burning eyes, coughs and headaches demanded real-time emissions data, with some weighing lawsuits or urging city agencies to halt purchases from the plant.
• DEC officials said they would share complaint and monitoring records with Assemblymember Emily Gallagher’s office and continue enforcement under the consent order.