03.06.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
Governor Cuomo’s Concerns about Crude Oil Transport Should be followed by Immediate Actions to Protect New York Communities and the Environment
Statement from Riverkeeper
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02.13.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
Community Demands Full Review of Global Partners’ Proposed Port of Albany Heavy Crude Facility at Public’s First Opportunity to Express Concern about the Plan
Citizens, local community leaders and environmental groups, representing thousands of area residents, mobilized to call on the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to immediately order a full public safety and environmental review of the proposed expansion of an oil terminal in the Port of Albany today at the agency’s first information forum to allow the public to ask questions and express concerns about the plan.
02.07.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
Groups Support Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order Directing State and Federal Agencies to Comprehensively Review Safety of Crude Oil Shipments, but Urge Additional Actions to Protect New York Communities and the Environment Immediately
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Kate Slusark Kiely, Natural Resources Defense Council, 212 727 4592; [email protected] Tina Posterli, Riverkeeper, 516 526 9371; [email protected] Jay Burgess, Scenic Hudson, 845 473 4440, Ext. 222; [email protected] Call for a moratorium on crude oil shipping by rail and vessel until heightened risks identified by governor’s order are reduced or eliminated HUDSON VALLEY, NY – February 7, 2014 – Natural Resources Defense Council, Riverkeeper, and Scenic Hudson commend Governor Cuomo for issuing a January 28, 2014 Executive Order that identifies the immediate major risks to New […]
01.31.14
:: Press Releases :: Contaminated Sites
Groups Commend State Comptroller’s Rejection of GE Natural Resource Damage Liability Report
Groups Commend State Comptroller’s Rejection of GE Natural Resource Damage Liability Report
01.29.14
:: Press Releases :: Water Quality
Riverkeeper to Testify at Hearing on Proposed 2014 DEC Budget
Trend in declining spending continues; misses important opportunities to reduce water pollution, protect public health, create jobs and support tourism in NY State
01.27.14
:: Press Releases :: General
Coalition : Economic Recovery Should Bring Restored Funding for Clean Water, Parks, Farmland, Pollution Control
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, 516-526-9371, [email protected] ALBANY, N.Y. – Across New York State, prominent advocates for clean water, open space and community health called on the Governor and Legislature to make restoration of environmental budget cuts and the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) a priority. The organizations congratulated the Governor and Legislature on turning around a $10-billion budget deficit, making available $500 million to invest in priorities while also providing tax cuts. However, they expressed disappointment that some of that $500 million and other previously dedicated clean water and […]
01.22.14
:: Press Releases :: Water Quality
Outside Hurricane Sandy’s Path, Little Help for Water Infrastructure in Governor Cuomo’s 2014 Budget
Riverkeeper’s President, Paul Gallay, offered the following comments regarding funding levels for water infrastructure and agency staffing in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Budget proposal:
01.15.14
:: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport
Riverkeeper Urges Action to Protect the Hudson and Mohawk from Heavy Crude Oil Risks
Riverkeeper has initiated a campaign urging public action opposing the proposed expansion of an oil terminal in the Port of Albany. This expansion would enable Global Companies LLC, one of the largest petroleum distributors in the Northeast, to heat thick, heavy crude oil so it can be transferred from rail car to barge or ship.
01.08.14
:: Press Releases :: Indian Point
Riverkeeper Speaks Out on NRC’s ‘Epic Failure’ to Manage de facto Nuclear Waste Dump at Indian Point
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, 914-478-4501 x 239, [email protected] Ossining, NY – January 8, 2014 – Riverkeeper has filed comments criticizing the failure of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) to adequately study the consequences of indefinitely storing toxic nuclear waste at Indian Point and other reactor sites across the country. For decades, NRC has touted unfounded “confidence” that nuclear waste can be safely stored at reactor sites “temporarily” until a long-term disposal solution is found. However, in a landmark ruling on June 11, 2012 resulting from a case […]
12.20.13
:: Press Releases :: Pollution Enforcement
Governor Cuomo Signs Mercury Pollution Prevention Law
Environmental groups and recycling advocates praised Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for signing the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act into law this week
