09.15.16
:: Don't Frack with New York
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos recently claimed that no frack waste is being dumped in New York. FACT CHECK: But since 2010, at least 23,000 barrels of liquid waste and 590,000 tons of solid waste from Pennsylvania’s fracking operations have been dumped in New York landfills.
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09.14.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: Mid-Hudson News
09.14.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: WAMC - Northeast Public Radio
09.13.16
:: Press Releases :: Fracking/Gas Drilling
Legislators and environmental organizations called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to complete his commitment to ban fracking, and to protect New York’s clean water, by directing his Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to ban waste from oil and gas operations.
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09.13.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: Times-Herald Record
09.13.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: Journal News
09.13.16
:: Press Releases :: Safeguard Drinking Water
Howard Zucker, New York State Commissioner of Health, said in testimony on Monday that City of Newburgh residents will be screened for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure through a biomonitoring program.
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09.07.16
:: Press Releases :: Safeguard Drinking Water
Riverkeeper warned state legislators of dire risks to New York’s waterways due to inadequate funding of our water future. Looking forward, the group provided specific guidance for governmental authorities to step up their efforts to protect public health and the environment.
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09.02.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: Brooklyn Daily Eagle
09.01.16
:: Docket
Left to right: Sean Dixon, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Councilmember Stephen Levin, Eric Landau (NYCDEP), Ling Tsou (United for Action), Roland Lewis (Waterfront Alliance)
New legislation would prohibit oil and gas industry waste from being used by, or disposed in NY
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