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Bayshore’s “Fish-Killing Machine” Is A Poster Child For Why U.S. EPA Needs To Adopt A Stronger Cooling Water Rule

… killed) by 95% or more. U.S. EPA’s proposal is a big disappointment for advocates of healthy fisheries and aquatic ecosystems, as my colleague Steve Fleischli writes about here: Basically, EPA … Read More

Riverkeeper Announces Settlement with EPA on Cooling Water Intake Regulations

… severe impacts caused by Indian Point’s cooling water intake and thermal discharge on Hudson fisheries. The number of fish and other aquatic creatures that could be saved each year by stronger … Read More

Riverkeeper Challenges NRC on Endangered Sturgeon Impacts

… the Federal oversight agency for failing to consider vital information from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) about affects on endangered and threatened aquatic life in the Hudson … Read More

GE Opts in for Phase 2 Cleanup!

… Hudson. Five hundred pounds per year of PCBs have been coming down the Hudson, helping to ruin our fisheries and other aspects of the river’s health. The project is expected to take 5-7 years, … Read More

Riverkeeper Announces Settlement with EPA on Cooling Water Intake Regulations

… the severe impacts caused by Indian Point’s cooling water intake and thermal discharge on Hudson fisheries. The number of fish and other aquatic creatures that could be saved each year by … Read More

Final Environmental Report on Indian Point Issued

… the impacts of Indian Point on endangered species is still pending. In fact, the National Marine Fisheries Service recently expressed various concerns about the plant’s impact on the … Read More

Riverkeeper Calls for Independent Investigation of Indian Point Following Second Transformer Explosion in 3 Years

… reuses water to protect the ecosystem and dramatically reduce the plant’s impact on Hudson River fisheries. Read More

Riverkeeper Responds to Firing of DEC Commissioner Grannis

… regulations on power plants’ cooling water intakes, and took action to protect Hudson River fisheries, such as American shad, from further decline. “Riverkeeper is outraged and disgusted by … Read More

Fish Kills Reported in the Hudson River South of Tappan Zee

K. Hattala, Hudson River Fisheries Unit 7/16/2010 Summary An initial call of a small fish kill was received by the DEC on … Read More

Take Action to Stop Ocean Bycatch and Restore Shad and Herring Populations

… these populations have shown few signs of recovery. Ocean bycatch in industrial scale trawl fisheries may be a huge cause of this decline. As vessels trawl for fish at sea, their gear also … Read More

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