02.26.14
:: Rvk in the Press :: Albany Times Union
Crude Oil Transport
02.21.14
:: Rvk in the Press :: The Journal News
Hudson oil spill cleanup plan: Environmental group plans lawsuit
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 […]
01.15.14
:: 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.
