New York's clean water advocate says EPA’s report provides support for the State of New York to ban fracking. More
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cliff Weathers, [email protected] NY’s clean water advocate announces hirings of John Parker and Chris Len; names Kate Hudson to direct new initiative Ossining, NY – Riverkeeper has added staff to key leadership positions to bolster its mission to defend the Hudson […] More
Riverkeeper applauds the decision by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation regarding the proposed expansion of Global Companies' rail-to-barge transfer terminal at in Albany, which would facilitate the transport of heavy "tar sands" crude oil. More
Riverkeeper and former Assembly member Richard Brodsky have released the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) response to their request for a complete list of exemptions granted to the Indian Point nuclear power plant to otherwise binding NRC safety regulations. More
Riverkeeper is challenging new U.S. Department of Transportation crude-by-rail standards in federal court, saying that they fail to protect the public and the environment from proven threats. More
The Cuomo administration's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) just released its long anticipated environmental review that lays the groundwork for ban of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” for natural gas in New York. More
Riverkeeper has the following statement in response to today’s announcement of an agreement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. More
John McEnroe is joined by Riverkeeper's Dana Gulley in clearing the shoreline of Randall's Island of invasive plants and trash.
The Campaign for a Cleaner Hudson has urged GE to take on additional restoration dredging to clean up more of the toxic PCBs it dumped into the river. More
