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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 13, 2017 Contacts: Cliff Weathers, Riverkeeper Communications Director, 845-445-8257, [email protected] More than 100,000 people rely on the Hudson River as primary source of drinking water OSSINING — Seven municipalities have joined Riverkeeper in a campaign to protect the drinking water supply […] More

Credentialed scientist says EPA’s conclusion that PCB cleanup is on track is not supported by data Contacts: Hayley Carlock, Scenic Hudson, 845-473-4440, Ext. 210, [email protected] Cliff Weathers, Riverkeeper, 914-478-4501, Ext. 239, [email protected] HUDSON VALLEY — The cleanup of toxic PCBs in the Hudson River will […] More

The DEC has pulled the plug on the Millennium Pipeline Valley Lateral Project, a pipeline that would pump fracked gas from Pennsylvania to the CPV natural gas power plant under construction in Wawayanda. More

Riverkeeper is the recipient of a $245,233 grant from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program for planning dam removal. The grant will strengthen the organization’s efforts to help restore natural habitat for fish such as American eel and herring, whose historic upstream migration is disrupted by artificial barriers, many of which are poorly maintained or no longer useful. More

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a legal challenge to DEC’s denial of the controversial Constitution Pipeline, which would have carried fracked natural gas across 251 waterbodies and through the Hudson River Valley. More

For Immediate Release Contacts: Cliff Weathers, Riverkeeper, 845-445-8257, [email protected] Laura McMillan, Save the Sound, 540-292-8429, [email protected] Kimiko Martinez, Natural Resources Defense Council, 310-434-2344, [email protected] Maia Raposo, Waterkeeper Alliance, 212-747-0622 x116, [email protected] Environmental Groups Sue over Unsafe Waters in New York City  Lax Oversight Allows City […] More

For immediate release: June 28, 2017 Contact: Leah Rae, Media Specialist [email protected]; 914-478-4501, ext 238 OSSINING — Late Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said it will “suspend future rulemaking decisions” regarding the proposed rule to put new long-term anchorages designated for commercial shipping anchorages on […] More

Contact: Leah Rae, Riverkeeper Media Specialist [email protected], 914-478-4501, ext. 238 OSSINING — Last night, a bill to give the state additional say over Hudson River anchorage locations overwhelmingly passed the New York State Senate and will be heading to the Governor Andrew Cuomo’s desk for […] More

The New York State Assembly passed legislation by a vote of 93-2 today to pass the “Tanker Avoidance Zone” bill. Riverkeeper strongly supports this bill and calls on the Senate to act before the end of the legislative session Wednesday: Jeremy Cherson, Campaign Advocacy Coordinator […] More