Riverkeeper’s President, Paul Gallay, offered the following comments regarding funding levels for water infrastructure and agency staffing in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Budget proposal: More
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Riverkeeper has initiated a campaign urging public action opposing the proposed expansion of an oil terminal in the Port of Albany. This expansion would enable Global Companies LLC, one of the largest petroleum distributors in the Northeast, to heat thick, heavy crude oil so it can be transferred from rail car to barge or ship. More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, 914-478-4501 x 239, [email protected] Ossining, NY – January 8, 2014 – Riverkeeper has filed comments criticizing the failure of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) to adequately study the consequences of indefinitely storing toxic nuclear waste at Indian Point […] More
Environmental groups and recycling advocates praised Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for signing the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act into law this week More
Groups call on Natural Resource Trustees and GE to work out cooperative agreement for
natural resource restoration before company demobilizes from the Hudson More
In submitting comments on the Department of Health’s (DOH) draft revisions to the 2007 Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for New York City (NYC) drinking water, Riverkeeper recognizes significant improvements while calling for DOH to address several major deficiencies, including the need to evaluate alternatives to the Catskill turbidity control program. More
NY Department of State echoes concerns of citizens and environmental groups in call for evidentiary hearing on proposed plant More
Riverkeeper submits comments on pivotal issue that can expedite the closure of outdated nuclear plant More
Environmental & Public Health Groups Urge Cuomo to Stand Firm on Moratorium and Conduct Comprehensive Health Impact Assessment More
NRC study fails to comply with federal court order and ignores actual impacts of future radioactive leaks and a severe accident or attack on spent fuel pools More
