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You and your family could be swimming, boating or fishing in sewage and not know it. Urge your New York State Senator to support the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and get access to the information you need to protect your health and the health of your loved ones.

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Capt. John Lipscomb completed his first Hudson River patrol of 2012 this week, traveling about 500 miles over 10 days, from Riverkeeper's home port in Ossining, to Newtown Creek in Brooklyn, then to Troy and back.

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Testifies that legislative action on hydrofracking is urgently needed Riverkeeper testified in Albany today at the Senate Democratic Conference Public Forum on Hydraulic Fracturing along with our partner organizations and fellow advocates. Riverkeeper urged swift legislative action to address the substantial flaws in the state’s hydrofracking proposal and to end significant gas industry exemptions that exist in the state’s regulations. Specifically, Kate Hudson, Watershed Program Director for Riverkeeper, testified about the urgent need for: a health impact assessment on hydrofracking; closure of a regulatory loophole that currently excludes the gas […]

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The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board denied a contention to the relicensing of Indian Point that Riverkeeper and our partner organization, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, filed in August, 2011.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Department of Transportation are rushing forward with plans to build a new Tappan Zee bridge without adequately considering alternatives or legitimate community concerns – and without adequately protecting the Hudson River from significant damage that would result from this massive construction project.

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After more than a decade of fighting to preserve and protect the waters and fishery of Upper Esopus Creek, in January 2011, Riverkeeper joined with our partner organizations, citizens, and local officials in the effort to address the muddy waters of the Lower Esopus, which historically has supported other diverse fisheries and a variety of recreational activities.

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Since the devastating accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant one year ago, Entergy spokespeople have been quick to make unsubstantiated claims about how “it can’t happen here.” Such public distortions include misleading statements about whether Entergy could avoid large-scale radiological releases from Indian Point during an accident. As described below in an article written by Mark Leyse, there is much cause for concern about whether the build-up of hydrogen during an accident could be managed at Indian Point in order to avoid harmful explosions that could expose the public […]

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New York City waters will soon be safer for swimming and fishing, thanks to a new agreement between city and state leaders that Riverkeeper and its partners helped shape.

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Thank you to the many New Yorkers that have shared your concerns regarding hydraulic fracturing (fracking) with me. I am inspired by the passionate response I have seen in New York and around the country to protect our environment against irresponsible shale gas development.

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