08.30.16
:: Contaminated Sites
In written testimony to the State Senate Health and Environmental Conservation Committees, Riverkeeper drew attention to the Department of Health’s delayed and problematic response to the drinking water contamination crisis in Newburgh, NY. Despite years of exposure to PFOS, a toxic chemical linked to several health conditions, the residents of Newburgh have yet to receive a fair and comprehensive response from the Department. Drinking water contamination is nothing new. Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh, NY have experienced similar crises with a related chemical, PFOA. The Department’s response there, compared with its […]
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08.23.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: TWC News - Capital Region
08.16.16
:: Press Releases :: Fracking/Gas Drilling
The Council of The City of New York City Hall New York, N.Y. 10007 DATE: 8/16/2016 CONTACT: Edward Paulino (212) 788-7348 City Council Enacts First Ban in the Nation on Oil and Natural Gas Waste Products CITY HALL—Today, New York City became the nation’s first municipality to ban the use or discharge of natural gas and oil waste products, including from hydraulic fracturing. Intro 446-A protects New York City communities from toxic pollutants and safeguards our water. The waste associated with hydraulic fracturing (“hydro-fracking”) and other natural gas and oil […]
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08.08.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: Patch
08.05.16
:: Press Releases :: Safeguard Drinking Water
Riverkeeper, New York’s clean water advocate, has issued a statement regarding the extremely high levels of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) found in the blood of Hoosick Falls, NY residents who drank from the tainted municipal water supply.
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07.26.16
:: Docket
The New York State Department of Health will soon determine whether New York City’s water supply may remain unfiltered for the next decade. Roughly 90% of the the City’s water comes from a 1,600 square mile watershed in the Catskill Mountains. From there, roughly one billion gallons per day are piped through a series of gravity-fed aqueducts and reservoirs to serve nine million consumers in the City and Lower Hudson Valley.
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07.21.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: Poughkeepsie Journal
07.19.16
:: Docket
Photo: Bridge over Muscoot Reservoir, Creative Commons
Riverkeeper has been taking part in the environmental review of the project known as Somers Crossing to ensure that the developed site will protect water quality by minimizing or avoiding impacts to wetlands and buffers.
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06.21.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: WAMC - Northeast Public Radio
06.21.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: Politico
