08.02.11
:: Pollution Enforcement
During our southbound water quality sampling patrol on July 14, 2011, Riverkeeper observed a dry weather discharge at a SPDES permitted outfall on the west bank just north of Congress Street Bridge and the “Rusty Anchor” Restaurant in Watervliet.
The discharge water was deep blood red, though it had no oil sheen and no particular odor. The discharge was running directly into the Hudson. The last rainfall in the area took place the afternoon of the 13th. It was a short but heavy shower.
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07.25.11
:: Rvk in the Press :: CBS News
07.25.11
:: Rvk in the Press :: The New York Times
07.22.11
:: Rvk in the Press :: NRDC Switchboard
07.20.11
:: Rvk in the Press :: Brooklyn Eagle
07.19.11
:: Rvk in the Press :: Connecticut Post
07.15.11
:: Rvk in the Press :: WNYT
07.14.11
:: Rvk in the Press :: Riverdale Press
07.13.11
:: Latest Developments :: Power Plant Cases
Task Force Fails to Address Nuclear Waste Storage Risk and Inadequacy of 10 Mile Evacuation Zone
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07.07.11
:: Power Plant Cases
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s position on the Indian Point nuclear power plant, as reported by the New York Times on July 7, boils down to this: no matter how old and dangerous Indian Point’s nuclear reactors may be, we’re stuck with them. We can do better than that. We need to do better than that. Perhaps the Mayor isn’t worried about Indian Point, but he should be. Indian Point is at the end of its 40 year design life cycle. It doesn’t measure up to over a hundred […]
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