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GE gets warning on lingering PCB threats to Stillwater, Fort Edward, Hudson Falls

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Environmental Groups Call on EPA to Stop GE’s Midnight Move and Investigate Flawed Fish Data

For Immediate Release Thursday, September 3, 2015 Contacts: Leah Rae, Riverkeeper, [email protected], (914) 478-4501 ext. 238 or (914) 715-6821 Toni Martin, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, [email protected], (845) 265-8080, x7112 Jay Burgess, Scenic Hudson, [email protected], (845) 473-4440, Ext. 222 Hudson Valley, N.Y. – Riverkeeper, Clearwater and Scenic Hudson are demanding immediate action from federal authorities in response to revelations of flawed fish data and premature dismantling of equipment used in the historic Hudson River PCBs cleanup project – problems that threaten to undermine the entire effort. The three organizations sent a […]

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Citizen Action Needed: Pilgrim Pipelines

A proposal has been made by Pilgrim Pipeline Holdings, LLC for two parallel pipelines each up to 20 inches in diameter that would run from Albany, NY to Linden, NJ. One pipeline would transport crude oil south while the other pipeline would carry refined products north. In total, the pipeline would cover some 178 miles, crossing Albany, Greene, Ulster, Orange, and Rockland counties. Within these counties the proposed pipelines would cross the municipalities of: Albany, Rensselaer, Kingston, Newburgh (Town + City) Coxsackie, Catskill, Athens, Saugerties, Marlborough, Plattekill, Cornwall, New Windsor, […]

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Federal, state environmental regulators silent on pending lawsuit aimed at Albany port oil terminal

Albany County joins Riverkeeper, other groups in serving notice on Global for violations of Clean Air Act

Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy today announced two separate legal actions that the county has taken to protect the health and safety of Albany County residents in light of inaction by the federal government regarding the oversight of oil trains in the county.

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Albany County Serves Notice On Global For Violations Of Clean Air Act

Albany County exec targets feds in push for oil train crackdown

Lawsuit over oil tankers looming

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria In The Hudson

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