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09.12.15 :: Boat Blog

On patrol: Indian Point Power Plant

Grey day, passing Indian Point, one day after the 9/11 anniversary. No security presence on the water whatsoever. I remember the years following 2001 when there were Homeland Security boats here 24/7. They put on a great show patrolling the inside of the 900-foot-wide security zone like guard dogs inside a fence. And for a time all commercial vessels were stopped and boarded by the U.S. Coast Guard. We were harassed on several occasions when military boats came out of the security zone to bust our chops – just because […]

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09.12.15 :: Boat Blog

2 derelict barges pose hazard in Flushing Bay – Who will step up?

Riverkeeper and two citizen groups, the Guardians of Flushing Bay and the Empire Dragon Boat Team, are demanding the removal of two abandoned, derelict barges that are polluting Flushing Bay with Styrofoam and other contaminants and posing an imminent hazard to commercial and recreational vessels. Numerous authorities (NYPD, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York Department of Environmental Conservation) were first alerted in January and February 2015, but the barges and Styrofoam waste have not been removed. If these two barges had gone aground right next to […]

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09.11.15 :: Contaminated Sites

Back to School on PCBs in the Hudson (Recorded Webinar)

Watch a recorded version of "Back to School on PCBs in the Hudson," hosted by Riverkeeper, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Campaign for a Cleaner Hudson.

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09.11.15 :: Rvk in the Press :: Times Union

Environmental groups push Gov. Cuomo on PCB Hudson cleanup

09.11.15 :: Rvk in the Press :: Poughkeepsie Journal

EPA: Hudson cleanup not affected by faulty fish tests

09.11.15 :: Rvk in the Press :: Poughkeepsie Journal

Hudson River fix will take a collective community effort

09.11.15 :: Rvk in the Press :: NorthJersey.com

Feds urge rail companies to share safety data after concern over Oradell Reservoir span

09.11.15 :: Rvk in the Press :: Troy Record

Advocates to Cuomo: Don’t let GE leave river

09.10.15 :: Press Releases :: Preserve River Ecology

Environmental groups press Gov. Cuomo on GE cleanup of Hudson River PCBs and cite this as key moment for his administration

Call is for three specific and immediate actions

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09.09.15 :: The Watchdog

DEP takes big step for sustainable infrastructure with ‘Envision’

Riverkeeper is proud to see a progressive approach take hold in the infrastructure world: The “Envision” protocol, a system to make sure projects are designed sustainably, using smart, energy-efficient features. We’re especially proud of the role we were able to play, through the work of our board member Paul Zofnass. The Envision protocol grew out of the Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Akin to the LEED rating system for green buildings, it is being embraced by engineers and government agencies alike. Paul Zofnass […]

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