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Albany—This Wednesday, the state’s Public Authorities Control Board is expected to vote on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s $511 million clean water raid and the Administration has blocked all attempts to access basic financial information regarding their plan, as well as how they intend to pay for construction of a new Tappan Zee bridge. More

Federal Government Concerned Plan Could Undermine Clean Water Act More

Call for alternate funding for bridge and answers to questions before June 26 EFC vote More

Facts show impacts to community and oil spill risk to Hudson must be addressed More

Last night, the Ulster County legislature passed two resolutions, with unanimous bi-partisan support, calling for a federal ban on the use of faulty DOT-111 cars to transport crude oil by rail, and for the state to conduct comprehensive environmental reviews of the impacts of proposed expansions of oil terminal operations in Albany and New Windsor. More

The 2014 Riverkeeper Sweep, the third annual day of service for the Hudson River, engaged 1,900 volunteers participating in 82 projects throughout New York City and the Hudson Valley on Saturday, May 10. More

“The announcement by DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx that the agency has issued an emergency order requiring railroads to notify state emergency management officials before moving large shipments of crude oil through their states, and urging railroads not to use older DOT-111 cars... More

The Natural Resources Defense Council, Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson praised Governor Cuomo for issuing today a comprehensive set of steps that could lead to greater safety on a huge volume of crude oil transport through the Hudson Valley. More

Coalition also demands that DEC conduct an independent audit of Global’s crude oil shipments More