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NYS Public Service Commission decision on Rockland Desal expected Dec. 17

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After eight years of an acrimonious public debate, on December 17, 2015, the NYS Public Service Commission is expected to finally decide the fate of a proposal by multinational giant Suez Environment to construct a controversial Haverstraw Water Supply Project desalination plant for public drinking water in an irreplaceable habitat of the Lower Hudson River.

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Riverkeeper Sends Notice of Intent to Sue to Stop the Town of Hunter from Discharging Pollution into Schoharie Creek

“Hunter’s landfill leachate treatment system must be upgraded to preserve a critical drinking water source and fishery,” says New York’s clean water advocate. “Six years of violations of the Clean Water Act must come to an end.”

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Kingston and Catskill Resoundingly Reject Thruway as Authority on Pilgrim Pipelines Environmental Impact; Refer to Thruway’s Conflict of Interest

City of Kingston Reiterates Strong Opposition to Proposed Pipelines, Citing Commitment to Protect Drinking Water and Climate, Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels

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The Challenges of Fracking Waste – After the NY State Ban: The Fracking Waste Toolkit

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Riverkeeper has spent the past seven years providing New Yorkers with information and resources to help shape the debate about the process of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract natural gas from deep underground deposits.

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New York’s highest court reaffirms rights of environmental plaintiffs

Riverkeeper has many tools to use to achieve its mission to protect water quality and the drinking water of millions of New Yorkers. One of the most important tools is the ability to file lawsuits in Courts - sometimes to enforce our environmental laws, and sometimes to protect the rights of aggrieved individuals.

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Emerald Ash Borer Update: The DEC Takes Action

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The beetle, an invasive species which is not native to these parts, has become quite a problem in New York and now threatens the New York City Watershed lands.

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‘Extra-flammable’ crude oil being stored at Riverhead oil tanks; town officials, first responders kept in the dark

Nine Million Thirsty New Yorkers and Climate Change

Feds urge rail companies to share safety data after concern over Oradell Reservoir span

United Water’s vanishing act

Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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