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Ban Fracking Now! … (Again!?!?!) + The Guv Slashes Clean Water Budget

The Governor Giveth Clean Water and River Pools, and May Taketh Them Away

Riverkeeper opposes Governor’s cuts to clean water and Hudson River funding

Governor’s initiative to increase swimming requires continued investment in our critical water infrastructure

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Swimming in the Hudson Could Become a Reality With Governor’s New Grants

With Release of New Water Quality Criteria, Riverkeeper and Save the Sound Challenge DEC to make NYC waters safe for swimming

In response to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s announcement of new water quality criteria for the waters surrounding New York City and up to the Bear Mountain Bridge, Riverkeeper, the leading environmental organization, and Save the Sound, call on New York State to seize the historic opportunity to stop sewage overflows that too often inhibit millions of New Yorkers from safely enjoying the water where they live.

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Swimming the Lordly Hudson, All 315 Miles of It

New York Assembly passes crucial legislation to protect state’s streams

A coalition of prominent environmental organizations celebrates the passage of a critical bill to expand New York State’s protections for small streams, on the heels of a damaging Supreme Court decision that diminished the reach of the Clean Water Act

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Beach Season is Here. How Clean is the Water in NYC?

New York State Urged to Protect Water Quality in New York City

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Riverkeeper, NRDC, and Save the Sound, the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic submitted comments to the New York State DEC urging the agency to set new water quality standards for the coastal waters in and around New York City in a way that makes them healthier for recreation and restores ecological functions.

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Less raw sewage to enter Hudson River after city receives state money

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