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What’s killing Hudson River sturgeon? A response to NYS’ claims

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In this two-part interview with FiOS 1 News, Riverkeeper's John Lipscomb details the alarming spike in reported sturgeon deaths along the Hudson – coinciding exactly with the start of construction on the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

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2015 Victories for the Hudson and Your Drinking Water

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We are proud to report on another banner year in our efforts for the Hudson River, its creeks and streams, and our precious drinking water supplies. These "Riverkeeper Victories" are yours as well: Our donors, activists and volunteers are the driver of our success. In 2016 – our half-century mark – we will need you more than ever to meet the challenges ahead.

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Riverkeeper at Carnegie Council: ‘Global Warming: Environmental Ethics and Its Practice’

Riverkeeper was delighted to be part of the conference "Global Warming: Environmental Ethics and Its Practice," hosted by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Oct. 29 in New York City.

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Local Officials, Advocates Urge $800 Million to #FixOurPipes

Broad coalition asks for state budget investment into community water infrastructure to support health, economic development

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A half dozen mishaps in 2015 is ample proof that we need to close Indian Point now

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For Immediate Release December 6, 2015 Contact: Cliff Weathers, Communications Director Mobile: 917-202-6854 Email: [email protected] Riverkeeper President Paul Gallay says, “We’ve got to close Indian Point, before it closes us.” Ossining, NY — Indian Point’s Reactor 2 was forced to shut down on Saturday, the latest in a string of mishaps at the nuclear power plant this year. The reactor was shut down after several control rods lost power. Operators were forced to shut down the reactor at 5:30 p.m. As of yet, Entergy, the nuclear plant’s owner, has not […]

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Riverkeeper Sends Notice of Intent to Sue to Stop the Town of Hunter from Discharging Pollution into Schoharie Creek

“Hunter’s landfill leachate treatment system must be upgraded to preserve a critical drinking water source and fishery,” says New York’s clean water advocate. “Six years of violations of the Clean Water Act must come to an end.”

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Kingston and Catskill Resoundingly Reject Thruway as Authority on Pilgrim Pipelines Environmental Impact; Refer to Thruway’s Conflict of Interest

City of Kingston Reiterates Strong Opposition to Proposed Pipelines, Citing Commitment to Protect Drinking Water and Climate, Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels

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Riverkeeper, Jon Bowermaster present three Hudson River mini-documentaries in Nyack, Dec. 8

The National Geographic Filmmaker will lead a post-film panel discussion with noted community leaders, politicians and environmentalists.

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The Challenges of Fracking Waste – After the NY State Ban: The Fracking Waste Toolkit

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Riverkeeper has spent the past seven years providing New Yorkers with information and resources to help shape the debate about the process of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract natural gas from deep underground deposits.

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Riverkeeper Calls for Most Comprehensive Possible Cleanup of Hudson River Coal Tar at Poughkeepsie

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Contamination from the manufactured gas plant covers several acres of river bottom to the north and south of the Walkway Over the Hudson state park. (Photo by Dan Shapley / Riverkeeper)
On Friday, November 20, Riverkeeper submitted its comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regarding the proposed remedies for the Poughkeepsie Manufactured Gas Plant brownfields site just below the Walkway Over the Hudson.

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Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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