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Governor’s Energy Summit Kicks off New Push for Sustainable Energy, Will Help Close Indian Point

Contact: Tina Posterli, Riverkeeper, 516-526-9371, [email protected] Riverkeeper and Natural Resources Defense Council support New York State’s new vision for reliable, environmentally sound energy supply and transmission April 5, 2012 – Following yesterday’s New York Energy Highway Task Force Summit, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Riverkeeper announced they fully support Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s goal of completing a bold new blueprint for energy sustainability in New York, with input from the public, the business sector and others. The groups are committed to helping the state create a new energy plan. […]

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NRC Denies Indian Point Contention from Riverkeeper

Indian Point: Fined & Scrutinized

Riverkeeper Commends New York State for $1 Million Fine against Indian Point

Riverkeeper strongly supports the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for taking action against Entergy Corporation, the owner of Indian Point 3, and issuing a $1.2 million penalty for Clean Water Act violations stemming from a 2010 explosion and fire at the Indian Point nuclear facility. The transformer explosion caused an emergency shutdown of the IP3 reactor and an oil spill into the Hudson River.

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Can a Fukushima-like nuclear disaster happen in New York?

Rivera: Show Me The Nuclear Accident Evacuation & Preparedness Plans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bronx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera calls for Public Hearing to Examine the Emergency Plans of Local and State Governments in the Event of a Nuclear Accident at Indian Point Energy Center, Riverkeeper, NYPIRG, Clearwater Join Call to Examine Emergency Response Capabilities ALBANY, NEW YORK – (3/20/2012) —— A year after the worst nuclear power plant catastrophe on the planet and a year to-the-date when she first announced her legislation mandating a comprehensive emergency plan to safeguard New Yorkers beyond a 10-mile radius of the Indian Point Energy Center, […]

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Year Anniversary Held for Fukushima

200 demand Indian Point closure

Activists Call for Indian Point Closure

Riverkeeper Responds to Congressional Homeland Security Subcommittee Aerial Tour of Indian Point

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Members of the House Appropriation Subcommittee on Homeland Security, including Congresswoman Lowey from New York, had the unique occasion to participate in an aerial tour of the Indian Point nuclear plant and surrounding area yesterday to review critical infrastructure in New York and the need for adequate federal anti-terrorism funding.

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Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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