As you all probably know, the NYS Assembly passed the drilling suspension bill on November 29th. This gives the DEC more time to study the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing…but this bill needs to be signed into law in Albany by Governor Paterson. There are […] More
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Here is a great example from Goshen, NY of a planned sewage overflow documentary. These folks knew where to go in a rain event – to storm drains, manholes, pump stations and the waterways where the sewage overflows are dumped (like the Gowanus). More
There is a trend afoot of citizen watchdogs witnessing and documenting the failure of their local sewage infrastructure. We applaud these people and encourage more to join their ranks! One such watchdog, Andy Hudak, witnessed a massive sewage overflow when walking along the Saw Mill […] More
Riverkeeper has been investigating two massive sewage releases in a sewer main line that runs from Tarrytown to Yonkers that resulted in 19.5 million gallons of partially treated sewage being dumped into the Hudson River this year. More
NY State Senate has taken action on two very important issues that can help to protect NY’s water from the dangers of fracking. They have passed a “timeout” on permits to fracture wells in New York and also took action to protect our water from […] More
Day 1 of 5 day patrol – Ossining to Kingston River at some locations is full of floating debris, mostly wood, millions of water chestnut seeds, some trash. There was a monster high tide a few days ago and there has been very little wind […] More
To all of our fabulous supporters: we cannot thank you enough! Because of you, over 1,500 ePetitions have just been sent to Andrew Cuomo! Keep the momentum going by continuing to hold the candidates’ feet to the fire when it comes to environmental issues, expecially fracking! […] More
