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Grassroots group that successfully opposed United Water’s plans to build a desalination plant on the Hudson River will be honored at April 24 ceremony

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For Immediate Release: April 17, 2015 Contact:Cliff Weathers, Communications Director, Riverkeeper 914-478-4501, Ext. 239 Matt Krogh, Director, Extreme Oil Campaign, ForestEthics 360-734-2951 Riverkeeper and ForestEthics Respond to Department of Transportation’s Toothless Emergency Order Regarding “Bomb Trains” Advocacy groups call on the DOT to do much more to prevent oil-by-rail disasters. OSSINING, NY— The Department of Transportation just issued an emergency order requiring trains transporting certain types of crude oil to slow down to 40 mph in certain agency-defined large urban areas. The speed limit in the emergency order is less […]

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In the absence of a statewide ban on fracking waste, the Albany County Legislature unanimously passed a local law which bans fracking waste from entering landfills within the county.

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May 9 day of service has grown to be a powerful force in the restoration of the Hudson.

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Residents from throughout region invited to share their vision for the river’s future at April 23 event, and “start here, start now” on clean water projects.

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New program to provide critical assistance to local communities statewide.

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Just one accident could wipe out the existing $25 million fund and could burden communities with response costs.

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For Immediate Release: March 13, 2015 Adirondack Council – John Sheehan: 518-441-1340 Environmental Advocates – Travis Proulx: 518-462-5526 x238 NYLCV – Jordan Levine: 212-361-6350 x206 Riverkeeper – Cliff Weathers 914-478-4501 x239 Groups Applaud Legislative Commitment to Clean Water, Urge Three-way Negotiations With Executive Senate & Assembly budget proposals are the first steps in funding healthy water systems Albany – This week the Senate and Assembly demonstrated strong leadership by proposing dedicated grant funding for our communities’ drinking water and sewer infrastructure projects in the SFY2015-16 budget. In their respective one-house […]

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For Immediate Release: March 5, 2015 CONTACTS Riverkeeper: Cliff Weathers: 914-478-4501 x239 NYLCV Jordan Levine: 212-361-6350 x206 Environmental Advocates: Travis Proulx: 518-462-5526 x238 Adirondack Council: John Sheehan: 518-441-1340 Analysis highlights need for investment in drinking water and sewer systems Albany – A new analysis released today by a coalition of organizations shows that across New York State, communities have an immediate documented need for $12.7 billion in clean water funding – impacting every single county across the state. The Senate and Assembly are now preparing their budget proposals and we […]

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