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The regulatory agency admits it used bad data to assess the costs of a severe accident, in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act For immediate release: May 5, 2016 Contact: Cliff Weathers, Communications Director 914-478-4501, ext. 239; [email protected] Buchanan, N.Y. — In an unexpected […] More
Riverkeepe President Paul Gallay issued a statement today regarding the DEC’s denial of the controversial Constitution Pipeline, which would have carried fracked natural gas through the Hudson River estuary. More
Mike Richter, Riverkeeper’s president Paul Gallay, and Riverkeeper’s chief prosecuting attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to “flip the switch” and make the world-famous Empire State Building’s tower lights shine in blue, green and dark blue in honor of Riverkeeper's 50th Anniversary More
Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislators have enacted a SFY2016-17 Budget that invests $350 million over the next two years to help communities upgrade and maintain drinking and wastewater infrastructure, which is critical to public health, environmental quality, and quality of life. More
Buchanan, NY — An alarming number of essential bolts inside the reactor core of Indian Point Unit 2 are impaired, degraded enough to necessitate that the troubled reactor remain closed until a robotic repair unit can assess the extent of the damage. More
Two Pennsylvania couples were awarded $4.24 million on Monday by a federal jury, which found Cabot Oil & Gas responsible for contaminating their well water with high levels of methane. Cabot Oil had drilled two natural gas "fracking" wells near their homes. More
On Monday, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration notified the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that state agencies will begin an independent safety risk analysis of Spectra Energy’s Algonquin Incremental Market — also known as the AIM natural gas pipeline. More
The latest in a spate of troublesome incidents at the Indian Point Energy Center has prompted an urgent call from six environmental and health organizations to immediately shut down the aging nuclear plant while urgently needed investigations by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and three New York State agencies are conducted. More
