08.28.14
:: Press Releases :: Safeguard Drinking Water
Peekskill Brewery and Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. are brewing a first-of-its-kind collaboration beer to benefit Riverkeeper, New York's clean water advocate.
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08.11.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
Following recent actions taken by Albany, Rockland and Ulster Counties, the Orange County legislature has passed a resolution with unanimous bi-partisan support, calling for the state to conduct a comprehensive environmental study of the impacts of increased crude oil transport by train...
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08.06.14
:: Press Releases :: Preserve River Ecology
Paul Gallay, Hudson Riverkeeper, offered the following response to approval by the NYS Thruway Authority Board of a $255.7 million Clean Water Act loan for construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge:
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08.06.14
:: Press Releases :: Preserve River Ecology
Today the New York State Thruway Authority Board of Directors is slated to vote on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s $256 million clean water raid to fund construction of a new Tappan Zee Bridge. The Board is proceeding with the vote despite explicit statements from senior Environmental Protection Agency officials casting doubt on the validity of the loan, and a pending request to the New York State Authorities Budget Office to investigate whether the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Board (EFC) violated its fiduciary duties by rushing to approve the loan without proper review.
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07.23.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
Continues call for immediate emergency action to ban the use of DOT-111 train cars to carry crude oil
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07.17.14
:: Press Releases :: Water Quality
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, 516-526-9371,
[email protected] 23% of Water Samples and 61% of Sample Sites Fail to Meet EPA Safe Swimming Guidelines OSSINING, NY – July 17, 2014 – Riverkeeper today released “How’s the Water? 2014” its third report summarizing the state of the Hudson River for swimming. The report shows that many locations in the Hudson River are failing to meet federally recommended guidelines for safe swimming, and will continue to do so without new regulations, increased investments in infrastructure, upgrades to state water quality standards and […]
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07.16.14
:: Press Releases :: Preserve River Ecology
Statement by Paul Gallay, President and Hudson Riverkeeper:
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07.14.14
:: Press Releases :: Preserve River Ecology
Albany—This Wednesday, the state’s Public Authorities Control Board is expected to vote on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s $511 million clean water raid and the Administration has blocked all attempts to access basic financial information regarding their plan, as well as how they intend to pay for construction of a new Tappan Zee bridge.
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06.26.14
:: Press Releases :: Preserve River Ecology
Federal Government Concerned Plan Could Undermine Clean Water Act
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06.19.14
:: Press Releases :: Preserve River Ecology
Call for alternate funding for bridge and answers to questions before June 26 EFC vote
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