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Anchorages: Officials Call For Environmental Impact Study

Reisman: Oil barges? Not in our back water!

List of officials opposed to Hudson River anchorages grows longer

Hudson River anchorage plan draws more criticism

Fact-check: Industry’s false claims about Hudson River anchorages

Hudson River Anchorages: Get the facts
Riverkeeper, elected officials and the general public are dismayed that some of the arguments being offered by the industry are blatant falsehoods – statements that are easily disputed by the facts.

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Maloney Wants Earlier Public Hearings, Enviro Study Re: Anchorage Site Proposal

Coast Guard makes waves with Hudson River anchorage proposal

Anchors Away! Officials Unite to Oppose Expanded Anchorage

6 things you should know about the proposed Hudson River anchorages

6 things you should know about the proposed anchorages
The Hudson River anchorage request is part of something much bigger – it comes amid a number of efforts to significantly increase the use of the Hudson as an oil shipping hub.

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Major EPA enforcement backs Riverkeeper challenge over Clean Air Act violations by oil train operator

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 17, 2016 Contact: Leah Rae, Media Specialist (914) 478-4501, ext. 238; [email protected] Major new EPA enforcement backs Riverkeeper challenge over Clean Air Act violations by oil train operator in Albany Ossining, NY — In a Notice of Violation released today, the Environmental Protection Agency charges that Global Companies, LLC – the operators of a crude oil transfer terminal in Albany, NY – has misrepresented emissions associated with crude oil “bomb trains,” as Riverkeeper and coalition partners have also argued in a lawsuit they brought against Global […]

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