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America’s oil glut problem: How to move it safely

Riverkeeper Calls for Immediate Steps to Protect Public From Danger of Crude Oil Trains

After Disasters in West Virginia and Ontario, 'What will it take for our leaders to act?'

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Riverkeeper: Lawmakers Must Prevent Crude Oil Train Disasters on the Hudson River

Safer tank cars on CSX oil train didn’t prevent blast

County Committee to Draft Call for Action on ‘Bomb’ Trains

Oil train derailment in WV raises concerns in NJ

Two more bomb train explosions should be wake-up call to politicians

Riverkeeper Statement on Hudson River Park Trust Approval of Pier 55 Project Lease & Park Plan Amendment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Leah Rae, Riverkeeper; Ossining ((914) 478-4501 ext. 238) or Mobile ((914) 715-6821) OSSINING, N.Y. – February 12, 2015 – Yesterday’s vote by the Board of the Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) approving a lease and park plan amendment for the proposed Pier 55 public arts complex fails to address environmental impacts and ignores significant public concerns about the process and nature of the project, in violation of New York State environmental law and the Park Trust Act itself. Riverkeeper and its partner organizations are weighing a range […]

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Riverkeeper Statement on Hudson River Park Trust Approval of Pier 55 Project Lease & Park Plan Amendment

Yesterday’s vote by the Board of the Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) approving a lease and park plan amendment for the proposed Pier 55 public arts complex fails to address environmental impacts and ignores significant public concerns about the process and nature of the project, in violation of New York State environmental law and the Park Trust Act itself.

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Lease Deal for Pier 55 Park in Hudson River Is Approved

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