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| Keywords: unable to pay extremely high taxes and fees unabletopayextremelyhightaxesandfees unemployment among the highest in the state unemploymentamongthehighestinthestate this building has been abandoned like many others in amsterdam new york which has become a ghost town and has been deemed unsafe for newcomers. thisbuildinghasbeenabandonedlikemanyothersinamsterdamnewyorkwhichhasbecomeaghosttownandhasbeendeemedunsafefornewcomers albany capitol region schenectady troy earth day outdoor A Superfund site is any land in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste and identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an imminent risk to human health and/or the environment. There are 58 such sites in the Greater Amsterdam New York area and 8 within the City of Amsterdam New York limits. There are many other hazardous waste sites that fall just underneath the hazardous waste (EPA) guidelines so the actual count of toxic sites is much higher. A Superfund site is any land in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste and identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an imminent risk to human health and/or the environment. There are 58 such sites in the Greater Amsterdam New York area and 8 within the City of Amsterdam New York limits. There are many other hazardous waste sites that fall just underneath the hazardous waste (EPA) guidelines so the actual count of toxic sites is much higher. | ||||
