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Coal Tar and Crude Oil: Milestones in protecting the Hudson River drinking water source
June 3, 2020
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Dan Shapley
Senior Director of Advocacy, Policy and Planning
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In a sign of its resilience, the Hudson 7 has continued to meet regularly via video conference during the pandemic.
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A rainbow sheen from coal tar was observed in December 2018, demonstrating that the remediation project had to be redesigned to protect nearby drinking water intakes. (Photo courtesy Scenic Hudson)
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A tanker full of crude oil passes near Hudson River drinking water intakes. (Photo by Riverkeeper).
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