12.04.13
:: Press Releases :: Contaminated Sites
Groups call on Natural Resource Trustees and GE to work out cooperative agreement for
natural resource restoration before company demobilizes from the Hudson
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11.19.13
:: Press Releases :: Safeguard Drinking Water
In submitting comments on the Department of Health’s (DOH) draft revisions to the 2007 Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for New York City (NYC) drinking water, Riverkeeper recognizes significant improvements while calling for DOH to address several major deficiencies, including the need to evaluate alternatives to the Catskill turbidity control program.
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11.15.13
:: Press Releases :: Preserve River Ecology
NY Department of State echoes concerns of citizens and environmental groups in call for evidentiary hearing on proposed plant
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11.05.13
:: Press Releases :: Indian Point
Riverkeeper submits comments on pivotal issue that can expedite the closure of outdated nuclear plant
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11.01.13
:: Press Releases :: Fracking/Gas Drilling
Environmental & Public Health Groups Urge Cuomo to Stand Firm on Moratorium and Conduct Comprehensive Health Impact Assessment
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10.30.13
:: Press Releases :: Indian Point
NRC study fails to comply with federal court order and ignores actual impacts of future radioactive leaks and a severe accident or attack on spent fuel pools
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09.30.13
:: Press Releases :: Contaminated Sites
EPA released its Record of Decision (“ROD”) for the Gowanus Canal today, which requires both the remediation of historical industrial pollution and reduction in sewer overflows containing toxic chemicals and untreated sewage into the Canal.
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09.25.13
:: Press Releases :: Preserve River Ecology
Files Clean Water Act Legal Notice Letter for Dredging, Sturgeon Violations
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09.13.13
:: Press Releases :: Public Access
Riverkeeper, Metro-North Railroad and City of Peekskill partner to remove trash ahead of project to provide public access to Hudson River
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09.05.13
:: Press Releases :: Pollution Enforcement
The New York State Assembly will hold a public hearing in Albany tomorrow regarding the urgent need to invest in New York’s wastewater infrastructure and reverse the unconscionable decline in spending on New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) programs and staff.
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