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Is My Tap Water Safe to Drink?

By Bill Wegner on May 22, 2013
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Working with Riverkeeper’s Watershed Team, I have often been asked by residents of New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley—people who depend on New York City’s drinking water supply—whether their tap water is safe to drink. More

This is How You Clean the River

By Dan Shapley on May 14, 2013
Thank you! On Saturday, May 11, more than 1,380 volunteers removed over 36 tons of trash from more than 70 shorelines, and planted 300 trees and shrubs. More

RvK and HSBC Mark World Water Day

By Dana Gulley on April 9, 2013
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March 22, 2013 marked the 20th Anniversary of World Water Day, created by the U.N. General Assembly in 1993 as an international day to celebrate and raise awareness about fresh water. Riverkeeper and members of the HSBC Water Programme, which recently awarded a major grant … More

How to Shut Down a Nuclear Power Plant – RvK Presents at Environmental Conference

By Deborah Brancato on March 6, 2013
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The Raging Grannies of Oregon performing a saterical protest song
There is no better example of an aging, outdated, unsafe, environmentally destructive nuclear power plant than Indian Point. And no shortage of effort has been expended by Riverkeeper’s tireless advocates in order to see that the plant is shutdown for good. More

Activist Telebriefing Feb. 25: Earth Day and the Riverkeeper Sweep

By Dana Gulley on February 22, 2013
With spring just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about Earth Day, the Riverkeeper Sweep, and how YOU can protect clean water in your community! What: A 30-minute telebriefing for our Volunteers and Ambassadors. Riverkeeper is recruiting volunteers throughout the region for two … More

Become a Sweep Leader for a Cleaner Hudson

By Dana Gulley on February 19, 2013
On Saturday, May 11, 2013, hundreds of volunteers will flock to the shores of the Hudson for the 2nd annual Riverkeeper Sweep. More

Security Sideshow at Indian Point Leaves Public at Risk

By Phillip Musegaas on January 28, 2013
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Just when you thought Indian Point security couldn’t get more laughable, police arrested a second person for stealing scrap metal from the nuclear plant – in this case, a maintenance worker carted off more than $10,000 in copper wiring. More

Hudson River PCB Update: Public Forum Wraps-Up As New Report Confirms Extensive Contamination

By Abigail Jones on January 22, 2013
Riverkeeper, along with Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, NRDC, and Scenic Hudson, would like to thank all who attended the Hudson River PCB Forum and dredging project update on Jan. 16, 2013. More

Good news for the Lower Esopus

By Dan Shapley on January 18, 2013
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today notified the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) that it must include the Lower Esopus Creek on its 2012 List of Impaired Waters. More

Monthly Telebriefings: New Resource for Riverkeeper Activists

By Dana Gulley on January 10, 2013
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It’s a busy time at Riverkeeper as the deadline to submit comments on draft fracking regulations draws near and the public comment period for the proposed cleanup of the Gowanus Canal is underway. Nine out of fourteen legal issues in the Indian Point relicensing hearings … More
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