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Contacts: Jason West, Wallkill River Watershed Alliance Director, 845-532-7584, [email protected] Dan Shapley, Riverkeeper Water Quality Program Manager, 845-797-2158, [email protected] Wallkill River Watershed Alliance and Riverkeeper document, report and notify public of potential risks from bright green algae NEW PALTZ – The Wallkill River Watershed Alliance and Riverkeeper have documented potentially Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in a section of the Wallkill River. Harmful algae may produce toxins that could pose a risk to people who come into contact with the water. The public is urged to avoid contact with amy floating […]

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Unacceptable levels of PCBs allowed to remain in river pose threats to public health and the environment DEC Commissioner Seggos: “The job is not done and the remedy as implemented may not achieve the targeted reductions of PCB levels left behind in the Upper Hudson River” Originally posted by the Department of Environmental Conservation In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (.pdf), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today challenged the effectiveness of EPA’s remedy to cleanup PCBs from the Upper Hudson River. […]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 17, 2016 Contact: Leah Rae, Media Specialist (914) 478-4501, ext. 238; [email protected] Major new EPA enforcement backs Riverkeeper challenge over Clean Air Act violations by oil train operator in Albany Ossining, NY — In a Notice of Violation released today, the Environmental Protection Agency charges that Global Companies, LLC – the operators of a crude oil transfer terminal in Albany, NY – has misrepresented emissions associated with crude oil “bomb trains,” as Riverkeeper and coalition partners have also argued in a lawsuit they brought against Global […]

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The Council of The City of New York City Hall New York, N.Y. 10007 DATE: 8/16/2016 CONTACT: Edward Paulino (212) 788-7348 City Council Enacts First Ban in the Nation on Oil and Natural Gas Waste Products CITY HALL—Today, New York City became the nation’s first municipality to ban the use or discharge of natural gas and oil waste products, including from hydraulic fracturing. Intro 446-A protects New York City communities from toxic pollutants and safeguards our water. The waste associated with hydraulic fracturing (“hydro-fracking”) and other natural gas and oil […]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 16, 2016 Contact: Cliff Weathers, Communications Director (914) 478-4501, ext. 239; [email protected] Ossining, NY — Riverkeeper, New York’s clean water advocate, has issued a statement regarding Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s call for blood testing for Newburgh, NY residents. Earlier today, Sen. Gillibrand sent a letter to Dr. Patrick Breysse, director of the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, requesting the blood tests for Newburgh residents, who were possibly exposed to harmful levels of Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). Late last week, New […]

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Riverkeeper, New York’s clean water advocate, has issued a statement regarding the extremely high levels of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) found in the blood of Hoosick Falls, NY residents who drank from the tainted municipal water supply.

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Cornell scientists test for pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care products; 83 of 117 substances are detected For Immediate Release: July 15, 2016 Contacts: Leah Rae, Riverkeeper media specialist, (914) 478-4501, ext. 238, [email protected] Damian E. Helbling, assistant professor, Cornell University, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, (607) 255-5146, [email protected] Kingston, N.Y. – A first-of-its-kind study of the Hudson River Estuary has found a long and varied list of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and personal care products in the water – 83 out of 117 micropollutants targeted – ranging from the anti-depressant venlafaxine […]

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Riverkeeper, New York’s clean water advocate, has appointed two new Directors to its Board: Maria Castaneda and Ernest Tollerson.

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Riverkeeper, New York’s clean water advocate, announced that Maria Castaneda, Secretary Treasurer of 1199SEIU has been appointed to its Board of Directors.

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