04.10.24
:: Water Quality
Riverkeeper applauds the EPA’s announcement of its new finalized federal drinking water standards for six PFAS chemicals. Long-term exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been associated with many serious health conditions and are considered “forever chemicals” that do not break down naturally in our environment.
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04.10.24
:: Press Releases :: Water Quality
Newly established Federal Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) of six per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water will reduce exposure in many Hudson Valley communities and should influence the cleanup of contamination affecting Newburgh and New Windsor drinking water sources.
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02.05.24
:: Rvk in the Press :: Radio Kingston
01.30.24
:: Rvk in the Press :: The Examiner
01.18.24
:: Press Releases :: Water Quality
Governor’s initiative to increase swimming requires continued investment in our critical water infrastructure
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01.16.24
:: Rvk in the Press :: The Examiner
10.18.23
:: Press Releases :: Water Quality
In response to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s announcement of new water quality criteria for the waters surrounding New York City and up to the Bear Mountain Bridge, Riverkeeper, the leading environmental organization, and Save the Sound, call on New York State to seize the historic opportunity to stop sewage overflows that too often inhibit millions of New Yorkers from safely enjoying the water where they live.
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07.19.23
:: Rvk in the Press :: New York Times
06.07.23
:: Press Releases :: Water Quality
A coalition of prominent environmental organizations celebrates the passage of a critical bill to expand New York State’s protections for small streams, on the heels of a damaging Supreme Court decision that diminished the reach of the Clean Water Act
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05.30.23
:: Rvk in the Press :: City Limits
