04.29.21
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On April 29th, 2021, seventeen environmental and public health organizations sent a letter to NY Assembly leadership urging the passage of a bill prohibiting the sale and use of pavement products containing coal tar. The New York Senate passed its version of this legislation as part of its Water Week and Earth Day package.
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11.02.12
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Tips for dealing with flooded buildings after Superstorm Sandy, including how to prevent mold, and how to avoid sewage and contaminants in water.
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05.02.12
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You and your family could be swimming, boating or fishing in sewage and not know it. Urge your New York State Senator to support the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and get access to the information you need to protect your health and the health of your loved ones.
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03.01.12
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Riverkeeper and partner Waterkeeper Alliance organizations in the region submitted comments to the EPA (HYPERLINK TO COMMENTS) expressing extreme concern about the agency’s draft Recreational Water Quality Criteria (RWQC), which would set a new baseline for states to follow in setting standards for waters classified as suitable for swimming.
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12.16.11
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In this slideshow produced by Dulce Fernandes, Riverkeeper Patrol Boat Captain John Lipscomb and Carol Knudson from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University discuss the threats to the Hudson, their findings and much more during a recent monitoring run.
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10.21.11
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People swimming in sewage-contaminated Hudson River water on 7/21/11, the 2nd day of the 3-day NYC sewage release
New Yorkers are unaware of the frequency, volume and location of sewage discharged into the waters where we swim, paddle, boat and fish. With hundreds of releases a year, discharging billions of gallons of raw and partially treated sewage into our waterways, New York needs a public notification system that will protect the public health and support safe recreation for everyone.
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08.17.11
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Photo credit: Tracy Brown
Riverkeeper’s new report proves it: the fight for safe swimming, fishing and boating on the Hudson is at a turning point.
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08.14.11
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On Friday 8/12 Riverkeeper sampled from Irvington to Georges Island in
response to the sewage spill entering the Hudson at Ossining due to a broken
sewer main in Killbrook Creek.
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08.12.11
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In response to the sewer main break and sewage release into Killbrook Creek and the Hudson at Ossining, the Riverkeeper patrol boat is underway Friday morning collecting samples from upper Haverstraw Bay to Irvington along the Westchester shoreline. Additional samples are being taken at mid-river stations and along the Rockland County shoreline.
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08.11.11
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The Westchester County Department of Health has notified area marinas and boating clubs and has advised Croton Point Park Beach and Philipse Manor Beach to close today, as a result of a sewer main break in Ossining.
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