06.10.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
Facts show impacts to community and oil spill risk to Hudson must be addressed
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05.21.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
Last night, the Ulster County legislature passed two resolutions, with unanimous bi-partisan support, calling for a federal ban on the use of faulty DOT-111 cars to transport crude oil by rail, and for the state to conduct comprehensive environmental reviews of the impacts of proposed expansions of oil terminal operations in Albany and New Windsor.
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05.13.14
:: Press Releases :: Riverkeeper
Cleanup at Wappinger Creek, Photo: Leah Rae
The 2014 Riverkeeper Sweep, the third annual day of service for the Hudson River, engaged 1,900 volunteers participating in 82 projects throughout New York City and the Hudson Valley on Saturday, May 10.
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05.08.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
“The announcement by DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx that the agency has issued an emergency order requiring railroads to notify state emergency management officials before moving large shipments of crude oil through their states, and urging railroads not to use older DOT-111 cars...
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04.30.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
The Natural Resources Defense Council, Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson praised Governor Cuomo for issuing today a comprehensive set of steps that could lead to greater safety on a huge volume of crude oil transport through the Hudson Valley.
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04.22.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
Coalition also demands that DEC conduct an independent audit of Global’s crude oil shipments
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04.09.14
:: Press Releases :: Get Involved
Volunteers may now register online to join the third annual day of service for the Hudson River on Saturday, May 10, 2014
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03.27.14
:: Press Releases :: Water Quality
Riverkeeper has doubled its water quality testing program, expanding to include 165 miles of tributary waterways and 60 trained citizen scientists from throughout the Hudson Valley.
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03.25.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
DEC letter recognizes for the first time need for preparedness plans for potential spills in the Hudson River
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03.12.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
“We commend County Executive McCoy and County Health Commissioner Crucetti for imposing a moratorium on Global Partners’ proposed plan to heat and transport thick, heavy crude at its Port of Albany facility...
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