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New Increased Fines Will Deter Lawbreakers

Tarrytown, NY- March 8, 2010 – Riverkeeper, New York’s leading clean water advocate, today commended the New York City Council for passing Int. 54-A, a bill substantially increasing penalties for illegal dumping in New York City Waters. The bill, passed unanimously by the City Council, creates a new civil penalty for dumping into the waterways where none currently exists, setting fines at not less than $1,500 or more than $10,000 for the first violation, and not less than $5,000 or more than $20,000 for each subsequent violation. Learn More

Article as it appeared in the Journal News – March 2, 2010 In the decade that he has led Riverkeeper, Alex Matthiessen has been a tireless advocate for the health of the Hudson River. In an effort to make the river more swimmable and fishable, and to preserve the quality of the drinking water supply, Matthiessen has fought with polluters, tussled with many of the developers who build in the watershed, and taken on giants like Entergy, the owner of the Indian Point nuclear power plants. Matthiessen, who announced last week … Learn More

At the end of 2009, Riverkeeper launched its first-ever logo design contest in order to cast a wider net for a fresh, new perspective to symbolically represent the essence of who we are as an organization. We received nearly 500 entries, which were boiled down to a final few in a very close competition. The winning design was by Sabine Reichert, a Hastings-on-the-Hudson resident, whose image instantly captured the key elements of what we stand for in one succinct symbol. Sabine received her Masters in Illustration and Communication Design from the … Learn More

**Media Advisory** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, 914-478-4501 x 239, tposterli@riverkeeper.org Riverkeeper Responds to Dolphin Sighting in Newtown Creek March 3, 2010 — Riverkeeper received a call today from a Harbor Teacher from The Urban Assembly New York Harbor School, one of its partner organizations, about a dolphin she and a colleague sighted in Newtown Creek. Riverkeeper reported it to the Coast Guard, who issued a radio notice to mariners, and to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, who has a marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation program. “It’s heartbreaking to see such … Learn More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2010 Contact: Tina Posterli, 914-478-4501 x 239 New York’s Clean Water Advocate Teams with Religious Organizations Along the Hudson River in Successful Letter Writing Campaign Tarrytown, NY – March 3, 2010 – In a major victory for American Shad coast-wide, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has approved Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Shad and River Herring. To protect coast-wide shad populations, shad fisheries will be closed except in states that demonstrate through research that their commercial and/or recreational fisheries will not … Learn More

EPA, GE to release final reports on PCB cleanup’s first phase Friday; groups urge EPA to determine next steps Learn More