Rail bridge near Storm King Mountain.
A reality check on Tuesday’s news release, Governor Cuomo Announces Results of Latest Round of Rail Safety Inspections: Thanks for the inspections Governor, but this is too little, too late. “…another round of targeted crude oil tank car and rail inspections, which uncovered 93 defects, […]
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Would you like to be one of our super-volunteers, taking Riverkeeper’s mission and education to new places? Our team will present a webinar, “Riverkeeper Ambassador 101” Wednesday, April 8 between 7:00-7:45pm to show you how. This follows up on our inaugural Ambassador Workshops that trained […]
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Photo by Ellen Brockington Martin.
Later it would become clear that someone had snatched bags of crushed plastic bottles from a local Hannaford, thinking they could cash them in for five cents apiece, but at the time, all Ellen Brockington Martin and her husband Paul only knew they were disgusted. […]
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Property owners and residents who have concerns or questions about Pilgrim Pipeline and interactions with the company’s representatives can now call the New York Attorney General’s office Consumer Protection hotline to seek information or to register a complaint.
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The Riverkeeper Sweep Program is proud to support this innovative competition to identify ideas and business models to remove or keep plastics out of our water! Awards range from $25,000-$500 with a mix of cash and funds for incubator services.
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Boat program statement – crude oil – post derailment in WV – 2/16/15 What will it take? How many more derailments? How many more explosions? In the last two years there have been numerous accidents involving crude oil trains across the continent – and a […]
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The first automated same-day public notification under the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Law happened today, as the Town of Colonie reported a 10 gallon per minute raw sewage spill that lasted over two hours, and affected a tributary of the Mohawk River near its […]
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Let’s keep plastic microbeads out of our waters! Check for “polyethylene” or “polypropylene” in your cosmetics ingredient list and support the ban proposed today by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman: News from Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2015 Bill Attracts […]
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Photo: Matt Kierstead
On February 11 Hudson Riverkeeper Paul Gallay delivered a strong message to the Health, Social, Educational & Environmental Committee of Putnam County on the risks of crude oil transport in the Hudson Valley— “the risk is real and the risk is local.” Riverkeeper is calling on the Putnam County Legislature to pass a resolution demanding improved safety for the public and to protect the Hudson River from a potentially catastrophic oil spill.
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Riverkeeper’s patrol boat is undergoing ongoing winter restoration and maintenance at our home port, Westerly Marina in Ossining. We are re-planking the bottom in sections, season by season. This weekend, boatbuilder Chris Brennan was steaming the port chine plank – the lowest plank on the […]
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