08.18.17
:: Press Releases :: Pipelines
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a legal challenge to DEC’s denial of the controversial Constitution Pipeline, which would have carried fracked natural gas across 251 waterbodies and through the Hudson River Valley.
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05.02.17
:: Press Releases :: Safeguard Drinking Water
On the first anniversary of the emergency declaration that put a spotlight on the City of Newburgh’s drinking water crisis, federal, state and city leaders joined Riverkeeper to call on the Department of Defense to take immediate steps to stop the flow of polluted water from the Stewart Air National Guard Base.
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04.10.17
:: Press Releases :: Safeguard Drinking Water
For immediate release: April 10, 2017 Contact: Cliff Weathers, Communications Director
[email protected]; 845-445-8257 Riverkeeper applauds New York State’s renewed commitment to clean, safe water New legislation expands drinking water protections for millions ALBANY, NY — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature just took historic steps to ensure that our waterways and public health are protected. The recently approved Water Infrastructure Act of 2017 invests $2.5 billion in the the state’s aging water infrastructure. Additionally, companion legislation requires virtually all public drinking water supplies to be tested […]
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11.02.16
:: Crude Oil Transport
The NY Department of Environmental Conservation must deny a key approval necessary for construction of the next phase of the Algonquin Pipeline, the Atlantic Bridge project.
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10.21.16
:: Docket
In response to environmental and public safety concerns about the AIM pipeline, Algonquin has asked that the gas be turned on next Friday.
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10.17.16
:: Press Releases :: Safeguard Drinking Water
Riverkeeper urges those who may have consumed contaminated City of Newburgh drinking water to attend an important community meeting on October 25 at 7 p.m. and demand that the state Department of Health provide blood testing for all exposed residents.
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09.22.16
:: Docket
Riverkeeper and a coalition of groups is urging a federal court to stop the construction of the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) pipeline before high volumes of fracked natural gas start flowing through the pipeline located in close proximity to the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant.
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09.22.16
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09.21.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: Times Herald-Record
09.19.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: Times Herald-Record
