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Superstorm Sandy: Impacts on the Hudson River Ecosystem

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When:
January 9, 2013: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Where:
Katonah Memorial House, 71 Bedford Road, Katonah, NY 10536 map

Phillip Musegaas, Riverkeeper’s Hudson River Program director, will give a talk to the Bedford Audubon Society titled “Superstorm Sandy: Impacts on the Hudson River Ecosystem” Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at 7 p.m.

During and after Superstorm Sandy, Riverkeeper raised concerns about a variety of issues, including sewage and toxic chemicals contamination. Riverkeeper patrol boat Capt. John Lipscomb witnessed everything from 55-gallon drums and quart-sized containers of transmission fluid floating by, to fuel leaking from wrecked boats and swamped vehicles. Riverkeeper’s boat was unharmed, and was among a select few vessels approved to patrol New York City waters, including the Newtown Creek and Gowanus Canal Superfund sites, in the wake of the storm.

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Watch a Democracy Now video report about Riverkeeper’s post-Sandy patrols, and listen to Musegaas discuss the issues now online by streaming this WNYC interview from Oct. 30, 2012.

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