02.25.20
:: Rvk in the Press :: The Patch
Pipelines
02.25.20
:: Rvk in the Press :: Associated Press
Costs, delays scuttle 124-Mile Constitution Pipeline project
02.24.20
:: Press Releases :: Energy
Riverkeeper statement regarding the abandonment of the Constitution Pipeline project
The following is a statement from Riverkeeper’s Director of Legal Programs, Richard Webster, regarding the abandonment of the Constitution Pipeline project by Williams Partners: “Riverkeeper is gratified that it has been announced that the Constitution Pipeline project has been scrapped. This pipeline would have carried fracked natural gas across 251 waterbodies — including 89 trout spawning streams — and through many unique and sensitive ecological areas such as old-growth forest and undisturbed springs, which provide vital habitat and are key to local ecosystems. Over many years, Riverkeeper and our partners […]
08.03.18
:: Press Releases :: Pipelines
NYS DEC denies CPV fracked-gas plant an Air Quality Permit, effectively shutting down the plant
OSSINING, NY — New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation has denied the renewal of the Air Quality Permit for the Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) fracked-gas power plant located in the Town of Wawayanda in Orange County. Denial of the permit renewal effectively shuts down the plant that has been fiercely opposed by regional and statewide organizations for its devastating environmental impacts. The announcement by DEC comes after years of tireless work by community organizations to stop the plant’s operation. Riverkeeper continues to support and work with Protect Orange County, […]
04.09.18
:: Press Releases :: Pipelines
Riverkeeper joins regional and state lawmakers in calling on DEC to revoke CPV power plant permits
Goshen, NY — Riverkeeper joined with County and State lawmakers to seek the suspension or revocation of air quality permits for the Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) power plant. Riverkeeper and the elected officials filed the petition on Friday with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). In addition to co-signing this petition, Riverkeeper continues to support and work with Protect Orange County, which has led the fight to stop the natural-gas plant from going online and has, for years, been asking Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to address the […]
03.22.18
:: Press Releases :: Pipelines
Leaders urge Gov. Cuomo to release independent safety analysis of AIM pipeline near Indian Point
Town of Cortlandt, NY, March 22, 2018 — Prominent elected officials, leaders of local and national environmental organizations, and residents of the region joined at a press conference on March 22, 2018 at Cortlandt Town Hall to call on Governor Cuomo to release the risk assessment for Enbridge/Spectra’s AIM high-pressure gas transmission pipeline at Indian Point that he promised over two years ago. In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on February 29, 2016, signed by the Commissioners and Chairs of the Departments of Homeland Security and […]
08.31.17
:: Press Releases :: Pipelines
DEC pulls plug on millennium pipeline project
The DEC has pulled the plug on the Millennium Pipeline Valley Lateral Project, a pipeline that would pump fracked gas from Pennsylvania to the CPV natural gas power plant under construction in Wawayanda.
08.18.17
:: Press Releases :: Pipelines
Circuit Court halts Constitution Pipeline
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.
11.02.16
:: Crude Oil Transport
Riverkeeper stands against the Atlantic Bridge Pipeline
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.
10.21.16
:: Docket
Algonquin’s response to pipeline concerns: Turn the gas on
