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02.12.14 :: Rvk in the Press :: Associated Press

Community leaders want NY rail oil shipment review

02.12.14 :: Rvk in the Press :: EcoWatch

New York Sets Precedent By Proposing Nation’s First Microbead Ban

02.12.14 :: Rvk in the Press :: CBS New York

News NY Legislation Would Ban Plastic Microbeads In Facial Scrubs, Toothpaste

02.10.14 :: Rvk in the Press :: The Journal News

Video: Riverkeeper boat captain talks about Hudson Valley crude oil shipments

02.10.14 :: Rvk in the Press :: The Journal News

Explosive crude oil from North Dakota may be rolling through your backyard

02.07.14 :: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport

Groups Support Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order Directing State and Federal Agencies to Comprehensively Review Safety of Crude Oil Shipments, but Urge Additional Actions to Protect New York Communities and the Environment Immediately

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Kate Slusark Kiely, Natural Resources Defense Council, 212 727 4592; [email protected] Tina Posterli, Riverkeeper, 516 526 9371; [email protected] Jay Burgess, Scenic Hudson, 845 473 4440, Ext. 222; [email protected] Call for a moratorium on crude oil shipping by rail and vessel until heightened risks identified by governor’s order are reduced or eliminated HUDSON VALLEY, NY – February 7, 2014 – Natural Resources Defense Council, Riverkeeper, and Scenic Hudson commend Governor Cuomo for issuing a January 28, 2014 Executive Order that identifies the immediate major risks to New […]

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01.30.14 :: Rvk in the Press :: Times Union

Cuomo seeks state, federal review of crude oil shipments

01.25.14 :: Rvk in the Press :: Poughkeepsie Journal

Concern Over Oil Terminal Growth

01.15.14 :: Press Releases :: Crude Oil Transport

Riverkeeper Urges Action to Protect the Hudson and Mohawk from Heavy Crude Oil Risks

Riverkeeper has initiated a campaign urging public action opposing the proposed expansion of an oil terminal in the Port of Albany. This expansion would enable Global Companies LLC, one of the largest petroleum distributors in the Northeast, to heat thick, heavy crude oil so it can be transferred from rail car to barge or ship.