02.28.12
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New York City has proposed a plan to respond to sewage pollution in the Newtown Creek, and a comment period ending March 9 is the public’s best chance to ask tough questions about it.
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02.24.12
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A contribution now helps Riverkeeper at a pivotal moment, on the eve of this summer's Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearings that will decide the fate of the nuclear reactors that kill 1 billion fish and other living creatures annually and threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in the region.
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12.12.11
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Update your social media status with a message supporting Riverkeeper for a chance to win tickets to the New York Boat Show.
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12.07.11
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This holiday season I want you know just how grateful I am to you and all our other Riverkeeper members for helping us achieve so much in 2011.
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11.15.11
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Riverkeeper is urging the Governor and DEC to correct its fracking environmental impact statement (known as the SGEIS), so that it takes a hard look at the true costs of fracking on New York’s communities and industries.
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10.26.11
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The fracking threat is imminent. Albany could permit companies to drill for natural gas using high-volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in New York State starting as early as 2012—and without adequate protections for drinking water.
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09.21.11
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Photos: Jay Simpson
The fracking threat is real and imminent. Albany is gearing up to start permitting as early as April of next year despite the fact that the State admits it’s too short-staffed to handle fracking and that current, 40-year-old regulations must be substantially overhauled.
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09.20.11
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Tell the Council to send all of the options in Amendment 14 out to public comment and approve a plan that can put an end to the unrestricted catch of river herring and shad at sea.
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09.02.11
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Hurricane Irene - the aftermath as seen from the patrol boat.
Riverkeeper’s thoughts are with those throughout the region who are struggling to recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.
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08.17.11
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Photo credit: Tracy Brown
Riverkeeper’s new report proves it: the fight for safe swimming, fishing and boating on the Hudson is at a turning point.
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