On April 11, hundreds of people gathered in Albany to make their voice heard to Governor Cuomo in an anti-fracking rally that included legislators, activists, environmental groups, people affected by fracking practices gone wrong and Josh Fox, creator and director of the Academy Award-nominated film, […] More
Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters
As posted on the Cleanenergy.org blog By Josh Galperin, Esq. In the face of pressure from Congress and industry, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just proposed a new rule that fails to adequately safeguard the aquatic ecosystems, fish and water they are charged with […] More
We learned this week that our very own John Lipscomb has been chosen as a recipient of the 2011 Environmental Quality Award. This award is given out each year by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 office to a select group of individuals and […] More
As published on NRDC’s Switchboard By Thom Cmar March 29, 2011 It isn’t fourth down, but U.S. EPA has sent its punt team on the field. Yesterday, U.S. EPA released a proposal for reducing fish kills from power plants’ cooling water intakes, as has been […] More
As published on NRDC’s Switchboard By Amy Mall April 6, 2011 Government officials from around the world have recently declared that the risks of natural gas drilling are too great to allow it to proceed without additional analysis: The Town Council of Bartonville, Texas, in the […] More
by Amy Sinden *From CPRBlog March 29, 2011 Around 6pm ET last night, after most reporters had wrapped up, EPA issued its long-awaited proposed cooling water rule. Under the Clean Water Act, this rule is supposed to protect the billions of fish and other aquatic organisms […] More
Progress on the boat 2/28/11 through 3/12/11 Ten weeks in – slow but steady. Chris gluing up white oak for new toe rails forward Detail of glue joint Steam box Toe rails need to be steamed to take the bend at bow. Chris built a steam box. Propane […] More
By Steve Fleischli as seen on NRDC Swithcboard Blog Last night, EPA announced a 413-page proposed rule for cooling water intake structures at U.S. power plants. However, instead of moving toward modernizing America’s power plants and protecting our water resources, EPA’s new proposed rule on […] More
Happy World Water Day to all our online friends! Today we reflect on the many challenges that people around the globe face in gaining access to, and protecting, their local waterways and drinking water supplies. People say that “water is the oil of the 21st […] More
