Preserve River Ecology

For Immediate Release July 9, 2015 Contact: Leah Rae, Staff Writer 914-478-4501, ext. 238, [email protected] Petition to National Marine Fisheries Service, filed by Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, seeks measures now to protect endangered species in Hudson River construction zone OSSINING, N.Y. – Riverkeeper, represented by Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service today to investigate and take immediate action in response to a shocking spike in reported sturgeon mortalities in the Hudson River estuary since the 2012 start of the new Tappan Zee Bridge construction project. In […]

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March, vigil commemorate 47 killed in oil train explosion; advocates oppose proposed Pilgrim pipelines, unsafe oil trains, and Hudson River barges

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We spotted an Osprey fishing for breakfast Saturday morning while southbound, on the way to pick up water samples from the Sparkill Creek Watershed Alliance. The Osprey plucked a fish out of the Hudson, circled the air and returned to the nest, where a small head popped up. An Independence Day family picnic. This resident Osprey couple nests on the light each year, usually arriving in mid-April. See photos from our earlier sighting in May. To see regular photos from our Hudson River patrols, look for hashtag #followtheboat on Twitter, […]

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Desalination is unnecessary; fixed mains and conservation can meet Rockland's needs

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