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Sarah Lawrence College and Partners Awarded $60,000 from EPA’s Urban Waters Program

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A heron stands on an abandoned boat on the Bronx River. (Photo: Leah Rae / Riverkeeper)
Grant will support a collaborative community monitoring and engagement effort in the Saw Mill River, Bronx River, Pocantico River, and Sparkill Creek watersheds

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N.Y. awards more than $440G to Hudson River water protection projects

Hudson River Estuary community grants awarded for six area projects

DEC Awards Grants to Protect Hudson River Estuary Watershed

‘Never enough money’ to monitor water quality, officials say

Forum On Newburgh PFOS Contamination Brings Enviro Updates

Microfibers In Your Gym Clothes May Be Poisoning Marine Life

Citizen concerns mount over Newburgh water contamination

Confirmed: Wallkill River Algae Produced High Toxin Levels

For immediate release: September 10, 2016 Confirmed: Wallkill River Algae Produced High Toxin Levels Wallkill River Watershed Alliance and Riverkeeper call for action to address underlying causes of algal bloom that has affected miles of the river for weeks Analysis has confirmed the presence of toxins produced by the Harmful Algal Bloom in the Wallkill River. Samples taken by the Wallkill River Watershed Alliance and Riverkeeper, and analyzed through a Department of Environmental Conservation screening program, revealed toxins up to 25 times DEC’s “High Toxin” threshold. The Wallkill River Watershed […]

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Amid water quality fears, Newburgh awaits action on blood tests

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