Photo courtesy Ulster County
The New York State Department of Health Released draft revisions to New York City’s Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD). The document allows NYC to avoid filtering water it collects from watersheds in upstate New York for consumption in the City. It also requires NYC to acquire and preserve land and implement protective regulations in those upstate areas.
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Less than one day before the government shutdown, EPA Region II staff stood with residents of Brooklyn to reveal the much-awaited cleanup plan for the Gowanus Canal, one of the most contaminated waterbodies in the nation.
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It’s time to start planning for replacing Indian Point’s 2000 megawatts of power.
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About 70 Riverkeeper volunteers, staff and partners joined together Saturday to clean the shoreline at Travic Cove, a gorgeous stretch of shoreline in the City of Peekskill, that will soon be opened to the public with a new pedestrian trail connecting Charles Point and Riverfront […]
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All of us at Riverkeeper are proud to share with you that we’ve been rated by Charity Navigator as a 4-star charity, for the first time since the economic recession.
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Photo courtesy Giles Ashford
We have a new chance to shutter Indian Point—by showing that this destructive, dangerous nuclear power plant is inconsistent with state policies designed to make the best use of the Hudson River and its shoreline. The public has until October 12 to comment on this crucial issue—don’t miss your chance!
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Photo via CC Flickr: Shinya
A bill amending key sections of the Hudson River Park Act is being sent to Governor Cuomo for signature after being rushed through the Assembly and Senate on a last minute vote, as the 2013 legislative session ended, with no opportunity for input from the […]
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Humpo Marsh in New Paltz, courtesy Laura Heady
Riverkeeper and the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic submitted an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” brief to the Third Department Appellate Court of New York in support of the Town of New Paltz’s right to protect its wetlands, waterbodies and watercourses from irresponsible destruction.
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Documents related to the lawsuit filed by Riverkeeper and our allies to prevent water pollution from deregulating CAFOs in New York State.
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Riverkeeper Friends, There’s a vision we all share. A Hudson that’s teeming with wildlife and that’s safe for swimming on these brutally hot days. A drinking water supply that’s valued and secure. Everyday we realize more and more of this vision, and it’s thanks to […]
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