A former New York State Department of Environmental Conservation engineer who pushed for a Niagara Falls factory to be held accountable for dangerous emissions was recognized Monday by local activists.
Dylan Keenan, who has been suspended without pay for almost two years, reported the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for releasing more than the safe limit of a known bladder carcinogen, according to a civil rights suit filed in federal court.
“I am here because my findings were thorough and truthful, and I stood behind them,” Keenan said at a press conference outside the factory. “I would like to thank the community groups for supporting me in my concerns for protecting the community from exposure to a known human bladder carcinogen.”…