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Volunteers will kick off Riverkeeper Sweep 2015 this Friday by clearing trash and and removing invasive plants at Randall's Island Park. More
For Immediate Release: May 4, 2015 Contact: Leah Rae, Riverkeeper 914-478-4501, Ext. 238 “Sen. Schumer is right to demand faster, stronger action to address the imminent danger from crude oil trains that run straight through our towns daily and along our rivers daily,” Riverkeeper President […] More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2015 Contacts: Hayley Carlock, Scenic Hudson, 845 473 4440, ext. 210, [email protected] Cliff Weathers, Riverkeeper, 917 202 6854, [email protected] Tina Posterli, Waterkeeper Alliance, 516 526 9371, [email protected] HUDSON VALLEY, NY – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released regulations today […] More
Long phase-out of hazardous cars, inadequate speed limits, deficient tanker shells leave communities at risk of catastrophe More
On Saturday, April 25, police dive team will investigate remnants of 50-year-old swimming dock More
Grassroots group that successfully opposed United Water’s plans to build a desalination plant on the Hudson River will be honored at April 24 ceremony More
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2015 Contact:Cliff Weathers, Communications Director, Riverkeeper 914-478-4501, Ext. 239 Matt Krogh, Director, Extreme Oil Campaign, ForestEthics 360-734-2951 Riverkeeper and ForestEthics Respond to Department of Transportation’s Toothless Emergency Order Regarding “Bomb Trains” Advocacy groups call on the DOT to do much […] More
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In the absence of a statewide ban on fracking waste, the Albany County Legislature unanimously passed a local law which bans fracking waste from entering landfills within the county. More
May 9 day of service has grown to be a powerful force in the restoration of the Hudson. More
Residents from throughout region invited to share their vision for the river’s future at April 23 event, and “start here, start now” on clean water projects. More
Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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