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Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson Joint Statement on PSC Ruling on Desalination Plant Proposed for Rockland County

Two leading Hudson Valley environmental groups are applauding a decision today by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) that United Water should not continue to pursue its proposed desalination plant in Haverstraw, Rockland County.

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Halted Terminal Plans Signal Progress in Crude Oil Campaign

More action needed to end threat to river and communities from explosions, spills

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Forum to Unify Upriver and Downriver Communities in Call for More Comprehensive Hudson River PCB Cleanup

Community leaders and environmentalists to call on GE not to abandon river cleanup with only 65% of the job done

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Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson Push for Much-Needed Updating of Coast Guard’s Regional Oil Spill Plan

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Current plan doesn’t address rail and marine shipping of Bakken and Tar Sands crude

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Riverkeeper Files Lawsuit Challenging State’s Approval to Reactivate Danskammer Power Plant Without Required Environmental Review

Public Service Commission Greenlighted Danskammer Operation Without Considering Impacts to Hudson River Water Quality and Regional Air Quality

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Groups File Lawsuit Challenging State’s Plan to Partially Finance New Tappan Zee Bridge by Raiding Critical Clean Water Funds

Action taken to discourage further attempts to raid funds, and ensure due public process for future projects

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Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson Submit Comments Calling on DOT to Enact Immediate, Comprehensive Changes to Crude Oil Rail Shipping Regulations

New draft regulations allow dangerous DOT-111 cars to remain on the rails for shipment of heavy tar sands crude and do not go far enough, fast enough, to protect the Hudson River and local communities.

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Riverkeeper Commends EPA Ruling on Tappan Zee loan; calls on state to spend the rest properly

“Riverkeeper said this loan wouldn’t pass federal review and sure enough, the EPA has struck almost all of it down. Good for them. Now, the state needs to take the half billion dollars it tried to loan to itself for the bridge and spend it properly - on the state’s crumbling wastewater infrastructure.”

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Riverkeeper Reports Unauthorized Construction at Tappan Zee Bridge Staging Area Site in Coeymans; Calls on State Regulators to Require Full Environmental Review of Project

Illegal commencement of construction highlights need for strict oversight of all Tappan Zee Bridge construction activities

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Environmental Groups Sue EPA on Deficient Cooling Water Intake Rule

New EPA regulation fails to set a standard for protecting aquatic species

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Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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