02.13.22
:: Rvk in the Press :: Radio Kingston
12.23.21
:: Latest Developments :: Safeguard Drinking Water
New law will establish the most comprehensive drinking water testing and notification program for PFAS in the country.
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09.21.21
:: Rvk in the Press :: Daily Freeman
09.20.21
:: Rvk in the Press :: Governing
07.29.21
:: Rvk in the Press :: Mid Hudson News
05.04.21
:: Press Releases :: General
New York State announced Monday that more than 40 communities will benefit from the new Drinking Water Source Protection Program, which will assist communities in developing multi-faceted programs to address specific threats to their drinking water supplies. Riverkeeper has advocated for this program, as one response to the drinking water crisis in City of Newburgh that came to light five years ago this month. Communities in the region that will benefit from this program include: The Hudson 7 communities (City and Town of Poughkeepsie, Village and Town of Rhinebeck and […]
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04.27.21
:: Rvk in the Press :: Radio Kingston
04.05.21
:: Rvk in the Press :: The Patch
03.11.21
:: Rvk in the Press :: WAMC
08.21.20
:: Press Releases :: Safeguard Drinking Water
Ongoing delay of law’s implementation threatens to exacerbate the opioid epidemic amid the Covid-19 pandemic Continued flushing of unwanted drugs endangers water quality across the state Albany, NY—A broad coalition of environmental, product stewardship, public health, solid waste management, local government, and fishing organizations recently sent a letter to the New York State Department of Health (“Department”) calling for final regulations and implementation of the NYS Drug Take Back Act within 30 days (see letter attached). The law requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to fund a statewide drug take-back program that provides […]
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